A cat was accidentally discarded with an old couch and later found at a landfill. The cat, an 8-year-old domestic short hair named Mike, was reunited with his family after days of searching. Mike had been part of his family for over six years before he went missing.

His owner had been searching the neighborhood, calling out his name and holding a bag of treats, but to no avail. It wasn't until the owner thought about the recently discarded couches that he suspected Mike's possible fate. Further details about the search and reunion are available from the source.

Mike's owner is a reporter, and the cat's disappearance had been a mystery until he was finally found.