Proteo, the rescue dog who passed away in the line of responsibility
Proteo, among the rescue dogs sent to help look for victims impacted by the earthquake, assisted in saving lives.
In mid-February, SEDENA (Mexico’s Secretary of National Defense) revealed the death of Proteo, a German shepherd and among the rescue dogs sent to help search for victims in the area of Turkey impacted by the earthquake previously this month. The BBC reported on the implementation of canine groups from Mexico:
Mexican authorities state their objective is “to save lives” and while the dogs can find the odor of bodies in addition to that of those who are buried under the debris alive, the hope is that their fast implementation will lead to saves instead of healings.
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The work of the rescue dogs was of important significance throughout days in which global groups were working versus the clock to discover as lots of people alive as possible. Even 12 days after the earthquakeindividuals were still being discovered alive under the debris.
Proteo took part in conserving 2 individuals who were caught under structures.
Readers might remember our protection of Frida, another Mexican rescue dog who saved lives in the wake of the 2017 earthquake in Mexico. Fortunately, Friday endured her unsafe work to pass away of old age in 2015.
“You fulfilled your mission as a member of the Mexican delegation in the search and rescue of our brothers in Turkey. Thank you for your heroic work!” said the Secretaria de la Defensa Nacional (Sedena).
While it was initially thought that Proteo passed away in a building collapse throughout a rescue, his fitness instructor, Carlos Villeda Maquez, explained that other aspects was accountable for the dog’s death. The conditions – consisting of the completely cold temperature levels — were really severe for the almost 10- year-old Proteo. As reported in Mundo Now,
“The cause of his death was not due to a landslide; the prevailing weather conditions in that country, as well as his age, mattered a lot, and the trip, without a doubt, was quite long for him,” said Villeda Máquez, an active member of the Sedena, in an interview with Multimedios Channel 6.
Mexico’s Ministry of National Defense revealed on social networks that Proteo’s body would be carried back to Mexico where he will be put to rest as a hero, according to Political Expansion.
“Proteo, we are waiting for you at home, because a soldier, when completing his mission, returns to his home, to our beautiful and beloved Mexico. Your colleagues from the Mexican Army and Mexican Air Force are proud of you, our great hero,” the company tweeted.
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