BOZEMAN, Mont. - A cat lost in Yellowstone National Park in August has been returned to her family in Houston with the help of some West Yellowstone residents.

Philip Wattenbarger and his family were camping in a trailer in the West Yellowstone area when their long-haired tabby, Fluffy, went missing.

Elizabeth Ayers says she thought the cat had been caught by a coyote. Her three young daughters were sad, especially 8-year-old Marisa.

Residents of Horse Butte, north of West Yellowstone, noticed the stray cat and started leaving food out for her. The cat was too skittish for anyone to get close enough to read her tag.

With cold weather approaching, Norval and Shirley Armstrong set out a live trap. They caught the cat on Nov. 15. Fluffy was back home in Houston three days later.