WATCH: A Calgary canine is safe in her owner’s arms after a dramatic rescue. Global’s Gil Tucker was there when the grateful owner met the man who sprang into action to save her dog’s life.
CALGARY – Lizzie the dog is safe in her owner’s arms on Monday night, thanks to some quick work by a CTrain driver.
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Kelley Slimmon sprang into action when he saw Lizzie running along the tracks as he pulled into the Bridgeland-Memorial station on Saturday afternoon.
Stopping the train immediately, he jumped out and tried to round her up.
Lizzie was frightened and hard to corral, but Slimmon eventually got her onto his train, cheered on by the passengers.
Lizzie’s owner, Giselle Thirlwall, had left her pet in her sister’s fenced yard a few blocks from the station. She was terrified when she returned to find her dog gone.
Thirlwall is very grateful Slimmon rescued her canine companion.
“It’s heaven,” she said. “I’m very happy–very thankful.”
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