Snowbird Kitty: Lost Cat Heads Home to Maine—From Florida

"Ashes" the cat, who had been lost by a Maine family since 2015, is held by Janet Williams at Tampa International Airport, in Tampa, Fla., on Feb. 9, 2022. Janet Williams via AP

PORTLAND, Maine—A Maine family that long ago gave up on a lost family cat is being reunited—more than six years and 1,500 miles later.

Denise Cilley, of Chesterville, said she was shocked to get a voicemail last week announcing her cat, Ashes, had been located in Florida.