JOPLIN, Mont. — Three people have died and numerous injuries have been reported after an Amtrak train derailed along Montana's Hi-Line in Liberty County on Saturday.

Several dead, numerous injuries reported in Amtrak train derailment along Hi-Line

It happened about three miles west of the town of Joplin.

CBS News and The Associated Press report that there are at least three confirmed fatalities, according to the Liberty County Sheriff's Office.

The train consisted of two locomotives and 10 cars, with seven of the cars derailing. There is no word yet on what caused the derailment

Amtrak confirmed the derailment near Joplin and released the following statement:

Pictures shared on social media show at least one car completely on its side and several other cars upright or tipped but off the tracks.

A witness described helping passengers exit the derailed cars. Jeremiah Johnson told KRTV that ladders were being used to free people and some had to be cut free.

"We had to lift a few people out with lots of volunteers and then cut some out. There was one lady in the back whose legs were trapped and was unable to be removed without using a saw (to cut away seats)," Johnson said.

Johnson described seeing shoulder, head, and neck injuries. He added that his wife assisted with helping passengers as they got off the train.

"Right now, she's helping out on-site and then was kind of checking people's vitals as they were coming. I brought her to the hospital. They had plenty of help up there so we went to the high school and she started helping get down people's injuries, names, and documenting any medication they may be taking."

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Johnson estimated there were dozens of people at the high school.

Amtrak also included the following information in its news release:

The National Transportation Safety Board is sending 14 investigators to the site, according to CBS News.

The Amtrak passenger line that runs along the Montana Hi-Line is known as the Empire Builder. It runs between Chicago and Seattle/Portland.

This story was originally published by staff at KRTV.

LIBERTY COUNTY, Ga. —

A Liberty County, Georgia, woman can still remember the pain she felt when her dog Dynamite went missing.

That’s what kept her searching for her four-legged best friend even three years later.

"I have my life put in him. My heart, my soul, everything is put in him," said Candice.

Candice says Dynamite was stolen from a shop they would often go to together.

She stopped at nothing to bring him home, even more than 1,000 days after his disappearance.

"I was going to look for him until I knew he wasn’t going to be physically able to live anymore," she said. "It didn’t matter."

He was gone years without a sign.

That all changed a few months ago when employees at the Liberty County Animal Control found Dynamite abandoned in Hinesville, Georgia. He had several injuries to his face and body consistent with animals forced into dog fighting.

"He’s a rare case because typically animals in those situations don’t bounce back from that behavior," said Director of Animal Control Steve Marrero.

Dynamite spent two months in the shelter, just miles away from his owner.

Then Animal Control Senior Officer Diane Valdez mentioned him at a nearby humane society.

"She was like, 'He looks kind of like my friends’ dog that’s been missing. Can you send me a picture?" said Valdez. "I sent a picture and Miss Candice came up later that evening and it was her dog."

Candice says she knew it was Dynamite the moment they locked eyes.

"You can look into their eyes and know it," she said.

It finally brought an end to her 1,091-day journey.

"It’s a miracle, it really is," she said. "I’ve been told several times that you don’t really get dogs back that have been put through what he’s been put through and I would definitely tell people to keep hope for their children and their animals. They’ll find them."