Wayward cat captured at JFK Airport after a week on the lam

A lost cat, Pepper, has been found after more than a week of hiding at JFK Airport in New York. (Port Authority Police Department)

A frisky cat that got loose at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport has been captured after more than a week on the lam.

WABC-TV reports that Pepper the cat was lured out of hiding early Saturday.

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Pepper bolted from her owner April 20 as they were preparing to board a flight to China.

The owner was moving to China for a new job and had to leave without Pepper when authorities could not locate the feilne before the flight took off.

Pepper was spotted several times in non-public areas but eluded capture.

Then on Saturday, the officer who led the rescue effort enlisted the help of a friend of Pepper's owner, who called Pepper by her Mandarin name and enticed her with food. The officer and the friend then grabbed Pepper.

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The friend will be responsible for getting Pepper to the owner in China.