(KAIR)--A dog is safe and reunited with its owner after being rescued earlier this week from the water near the confluence of Stranger Creek and the Kansas River.

In a social media post, the Leavenworth-based Riverview Rescue Animal Shelter said the dog was reported in the water by people out for a walk who heard him whining and called 9-1-1.

Riverview Rescue credited the Leavenworth County Sheriff’s Office with responding and quickly calling for additional help. The post also thanked Leavenworth County Fire District Number Two for assisting, and the Northwest Consolidated Fire District, which Riverview Rescue said responded with a boat to help with the rescue.

According to a statement from Leavenworth County Fire District #2, they were notified about the dog needing rescue around 4:30 Wednesday afternoon, responding to assist the County Sheriff's Office. The statement gives credit to those involved with the successful rescue, including the animal shelter and the support provided from the water by Northwest Consolidated.

The shelter also responded, making sure the dog, believed to have been in the water for a couple of hours, had a safe place to recover.