Lost Cat Found at JFK Airport 2 Months After Going Missing

A cat lost for two months since it went missing from a baggage center at John F. Kennedy Airport has been found safe.

American Airlines reports that the feline, known as Jack the Cat, was found in a customs room and was taken to a veterinarian. A family friend of the owner told NBC New York that the cat was discovered after it fell from a ceiling tile.

"The vet has advised that Jack is doing well at present," the airline said.

Jack disappeared in the American Airlines baggage center on Aug. 25, just before Hurricane Irene arrived in New York and forced airports to shut down for most of the weekend.

The cat's owner, Karen Pascoe, was flying with Jack and another cat, Barry, to San Francisco that week to start a new job in California.

She continued to California, but returned days later to continue looking for Jack. She also hired a pet detective at the time to help, but he was not found.

American Airlines said its airport employees "have been focused on the search effort since Jack escaped" and promised to fly the cat out to California to be reunited with his owner.