Author­i­ties in Mass­a­chu­setts said a heroic pit bull was injured when she pulled her uncon­scious owner from the path of a train. Emer­gency respon­ders said an engi­neer on the train spot­ted a dog drag­ging a woman off the tracks May 3rd in Shirley, but he was unable to stop the train before it struck Lilly, an 8-year-old pit bull. The dog’s owner, Chris­tine Spain, had col­lapsed by the tracks while walk­ing home but was not injured, respon­ders said. How­ever, Lilly suf­fered injuries to her foot, pelvis and inter­nal organs. She was taken to an emer­gency ani­mal hos­pi­tal in Acton, where Spain’s son, Boston police Offi­cer David Lanteigne, picked her up and took her to Angell Ani­mal Med­ical Cen­ter in Boston. “Lilly’s recov­ery from this hor­rific ordeal is my top pri­or­ity right now and I’ll do every­thing pos­si­ble to get her back home to us,” said Lanteigne, who adopted the dog for his mother three years ago. He said the canine has helped his mother curb her heavy drink­ing habits.

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