Cat travels hundreds of miles back home after it went missing in Yellowstone

WASHINGTON — A California couple has reunited with their cat that went missing in Yellowstone and somehow traveled nearly 1,000 miles back toward home. 

Benny and Susanne Anguiano told KSBW one of their cats, named Rayne Beau, ran off into the trees after it was startled during a June camping trip in Yellowstone National Park. While they spent every remaining day of the trip trying to find him, they eventually had to leave for home and feared they'd never see their cat again. 

But two months later, the Salinas couple got a shocking call. Rayne Beau had been found and was at the Placer SPCA in Roseville, California, about 200 miles from their home and over 800 miles from where he had been lost in Yellowstone. 

Susanne Anguiano told USA TODAY she was skeptical it could be a potential scam, until her husband and daughter were also contacted. At that point, they asked for a picture to be sent and about 20 minutes later received a photo confirming it was their missing cat, the couple told the news outlet. 

They told KSBW they also received a message from Pet Watch, which confirmed the cat's microchip ID and location. They were told a woman in the area spotted the cat alone in the street and turned him in to the shelter after realizing he was someone's pet. 

While they still have no idea how Rayne Beau made it from Wyoming to California, or even know the right direction toward home, the cat was "really depleted" upon their reunion, Susanne Anguiano told KSBW. 

The couple is hoping someone will see their story and recognize Rayne Beau, so that they can find out more after his incredible journey back home.