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Last updated on Wednesday, April 4, 2018
(BLOOMINGTON) - A dog found in the middle of railroad tracks has reunited with its owners and is recovering after a group of Indiana University students rescued the dog on Easter Sunday.
FOX59 news reports, the students were visiting a local dog park with their 8-month-old Siberian Husky, Zara, when the dog led them to the train tracks.
When they arrived at the railroad tracks, they heard whimpering, and found another Siberian Husky sitting in the middle of the tracks.
Haylee DeWeerdt, a freshman at IU, says her friends worked together to safely get the dog off the tracks. As they were removing the dog they could hear a train whistle in the distance and the train coming around the corner.
Nienya Williams a sophomore at IU says then a train came around the corner.
The dog was injured and unable to walk. The students used the floor mat in their car as a stretcher to get the dog to safety.
The Siberian Husky, Elsie, was taken to IndyVet Emergency and Specialty Hospital for treatment. Williams says Elsie's pelvis was broken.
Elsie was reunited with her owner at the animal hospital after the group of friends posted about the dog on social media. Elsie's owner Randy Fluke says his dog had recently gone missing before the students found her. Fluke is unsure how his dog ended up in the middle of the railroad tracks, but is thankful to the student that acted fast and got her to safety.
Elsie is now home recovering with her owner.
Click here to support Elsie during her road to recovery.
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