Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Frida monument unveiled, she saved 12 lives and recovered more than 40 bodies in her career

Laura Velázquez Alzúa, National Coordinator of Civil Protection (CNPC), announced the unveiling of the statue in honor of Frida, a rescue dog who rose to fame for her search and rescue work during the September 19, 2017 earthquake in Mexico.

"Frida is 13 years old, her beauty radiates us. Today we unveil her statue and it has filled us with emotion to see it. We are proud of her tenacity in the search and rescue of people within the Canine Unit and the Urban Search and Rescue Unit of the Mexican Navy” Velázquez Alz . . .

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