A cat escaped her carrier and was lost in Denver's airport. After 24 hours, she was reunited with her owner.

• A Bengal show cat escaped from her owner and was lost in Denver's airport for 24 hours.
• Southwest ramp crew found the cat and got her safely back to her owner.

Breezy, a Bengal show cat, had a 24-hour adventure at the Denver International Airport starting Sunday.

Breezy and her owner Ginger Thompson were traveling home from Denver, Colorado, to Spokane, Washington, after a cat show at the Crowne Plaza Denver International Convention Center, 9News reported.

During the boarding process for their 9:30 p.m. Southwest flight, another traveler bumped into Breezy's carrier, which caused the carrier's safety clip to come off and the zipper to open, according to the outlet.

Startled, Breezy bolted for the open plane door. Once on the plane bridge, the cat fell through a gap and onto the tarmac, 9News reported.

For the next 24 hours, no one could catch the cat.

According to Facebook posts on Thompson's profile, she stayed in Denver and waited for updates about her missing cat. Thompson did not respond to Insider's request for comment.

"It's been a little over 24 hours since I lost Breezy," Thompson wrote on Facebook. "I'm going out of my mind worrying. Trying to be patient but laying here in the hotel waiting is killing me and I'm losing any hope as each hour passes."

Luckily, Thompson soon received good news. At 2:35 a.m. on Tuesday, Thompson shared on Facebook that her cat had been found by the Southwest ramp crew.

"Many Southwest employees got together to assist in the search for Breezy," a representative for the airline told Insider. "On Monday night, Breezy was located by Southwest employees hiding in one of our ramp areas. Our team worked quickly to safely secure the cat, and then worked with the City of Denver to reunite Breezy with its owner."

On Facebook, Thompson thanked the Southwest crew members and airport officers who helped her reunite with her cat.

"Southwest ramp crew are the best," she wrote.

As the pair headed back home, Thompson shared the journey on Facebook. Breezy came back "rough around the edges" and greasy, she wrote on Facebook.

As for the flight home, Thompson said she made sure the cat carrier was safely secured with zip ties.