Thursday, July 30, 2026 12:55PM
A recently adopted runaway dog named Roo is now home safe after wildlife officials rescued him from a dark San Francisco Caltrain tunnel.
Animal Care & Control San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — A runaway dog is now home safe after spending two days in a San Francisco Caltrain tunnel.
Animal Care and Control says train operators spotted the dog, named Roo, and thought at first that he’d been hit by a train.
Animal Care & Control San Francisco
But then they saw him move and realized he wasn’t hurt, but was just hunkered down.
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Wildlife officials braved the dark Caltrain tunnel to rescue Roo.
Then they learned he had recently been adopted and was microchipped, so they were able to reunite him with his owner.
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