MEXICO CITY — Frida, a yellow Labrador retriever rescue canine that gained fame within the days following Mexico’s Sept. 19, 2017, earthquake has died, Mexico’s navy introduced Tuesday.
Clad in goggles and neoprene booties, Frida turned a logo of hope following the earthquake that left greater than 300 individuals lifeless in Mexico Metropolis and surrounding states. Her picture exploded throughout the web and her face graced murals within the capital.
Whereas she apparently didn’t discover trapped survivors after that individual quake, over the course of her profession she was credited with discovering at the least 41 our bodies and a dozen individuals alive. She additionally labored on two worldwide missions after earthquakes in Haiti and Ecuador.
Frida retired from rescue work in June 2019 at age 10.
On Tuesday, the navy posted a video tribute by way of Twitter thanking Frida for her service and honoring her reminiscence.
