Firefighters have rescued a woman who got trapped after climbing a fence to rescue two kittens in Southampton.

Rescuers from Hightown Fire Station were called at around 7.30am on Monday to the incident near South East Road.

A woman had climbed a fence and gone down into a valley to rescue two kittens who were stuck. 

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The fire service used a ladder to reach the woman who was unharmed. 

They brought her back to the road before going back to recover the two young cats. 

Firefighters returned to the fire station at around 8am after stopping for a photograph.