Meet Frida, a 7-year-old Labrador who has become a social media star in the wake of the devastating Mexico City earthquake last week. Throughout Frida’s career, she’s saved 12 lives by finding people trapped in various natural disasters:
Meet Frida, the valiant Lab who's saved dozens of lives in Mexico https://t.co/SdjCWZPpEq pic.twitter.com/3fPLr8MT6k
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) September 22, 2017
Frida’s uniform for the rescues might have something to do with her popularity:
Meet Frida. She's in the search & rescue division of the Mexican Navy along with two German shepherds. Sadly, she's been busy lately. 14/10 pic.twitter.com/82nlfkvodW
— WeRateDogs® (@dog_rates) September 20, 2017
Here’s a video of Frida gearing up and in action from the Secretaría de Marina:
https://twitter.com/ellisonbarber/status/911549991021416448
Frida even got a shout out from the President of Mexico:
Ella es Frida, pertenece a la Unidad Canina de la @SEMAR_mx y ha salvado más de 50 vidas en distintos desastres naturales. pic.twitter.com/SlQTiPgxAH
— Presidencia EPN 2012-2018 (@PresidenciaMX) September 21, 2017
And she’s become a star in the U.S., too:
@DavidMuir with the story of Frida, the four-legged hero who is saving the lives of many trapped after a devastating earthquake hit Mexico. pic.twitter.com/8LwhF46viq
— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) September 23, 2017
Some news outlets erroneously reported that Frida had saved 52 lives during the Mexico City quake, but unfortunately that wasn’t true. She’s detected 52 people in total during her career, only 12 of whom were alive:
Frida is a good dog, but she hasn't rescued 52 people from the earthquake in Mexico https://t.co/XbZ7yaebIB pic.twitter.com/gbRQC60J5Q
— Gizmodo (@Gizmodo) September 22, 2017
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