A woman from Drachten (a town in the northern Dutch province of Friesland) became stranded high in a tree late Tuesday evening after climbing up to rescue her daughter's missing parrot. Gina de Vries had tracked the bird, named Mimi, by calling its name until she heard a response from the treetop, but found herself unable to climb back down and had to call firefighters a second time to be brought to safety. Once on the ground, De Vries persuaded the fire brigade to let her join them in an aerial lift platform to catch Mimi, reasoning that the parrot would only respond to a familiar voice — and the rescue was successful.