On Tuesday , September 19 , a deadly7.1 order of magnitude earthquakerocked the center of Mexico . Three days later , rescue actor are still look for survivors , and among the human race digging through the rubble is a four - legged assistant named Frida .
Frida the delivery dog , named after Mexican painterFrida Kahlo , has offered a ray of incontrovertibility to people around the globe following the devastating news program that ’s come out of Mexico this week . As a star member of the Mexican Navy ’s Canine Unit , it ’s her job to whiff out people trapped by natural disasters , all while wear out goggles , prize , and a harness to keep her dependable from debris . The 7 - year - old lab has detect 52 people throughout her career , 12 of whom were found alive and successfully rescued , grant theLos Angeles Times .
Since the Mexican Navy deal a collage of the rescue dog last calendar week on Twitter , Frida has been declared a hero sandwich by the internet . She ’s been featured on numerous website and was the case of one tweet that has pick up more than 50,000 likes . But while Frida is doing crucial , life - saving work that ’s every bite desirable of congratulations , some of the info surrounding her is inaccurate .
Several outlets havemisreportedthat the rescue hotdog has save up 52 lives following Mexico ’s earthquake , while in reality 52 is the total turn of mass she has located , dead or live .
as luck would have it the viral confusedness does n’t make her story any less inspiring . Frida is an priceless phallus of her team , often creep into space that homo ca n’t reach . Like the residue of the rescue doer responding to this week ’s quake , Frida is a hero to the victim and their loved ones .
For a closer look at how she ’s able to pull off such incredible work , correspond her out in the canine training video below .
[ h / tLos Angeles Times ]
