HERSHEY, Pa. (WHTM) - A child is safe, thanks to the help of some good Samaritans after what officials called a brief walk along the monorail tracks at Hersheypark.

abc27 News viewers sent in photos and video of the child on the tracks and the subsequent rescue.

One photo showed the child walking along the tracks above a concourse area.

In a statement, Hersheypark officials said the monorail was not operating at the time.

They said a young child was reported missing after he became separated from his parents around 5 p.m.

The child, they said, made his way into a closed Monorail station, staying there for 20 minutes before walking the tracks.

Guests spotted the child on the tracks. Viewer video showed someone climbing onto a structure to reach the tracks and rescue the child.

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