CHICAGO - A dog stranded in a drainpipe on the Chicago River had to be rescued by police and reunited with its owner on Saturday afternoon.

What we know:

The dog, a Pit Bull Terrier named Faroe, was spotted by someone on a boat in the river near Harrison Street Bridge, according to the Chicago Police Department. The person called police.

At the same time, Faroe’s owner, Brandon Hilliard, was looking for his dog.

He saw on a community public safety app that a CPD Marine Unit was responding to a call of a stranded dog that matched Faroe’s description.

Faroe had gone missing earlier in the morning after running off while outside.

After being contacted by Hilliard’s sister, police contacted the owner, who boarded the responding boat heading to rescue Faroe. A Marine Unit diver was se

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