Last Updated: February 14, 2023, 11:12 IST
Proteo died while rescuing those stuck beneath the rubble in southern Turkey after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country on February 6 (Image: Asaad Sam Hanna/Twitter)
The rescue dogs trained by the Mexican military are world renowned for their search and rescue abilities
Mexico on Monday paid tribute to a military rescue dog that died while searching for survivors buried under the rubble of the earthquake in Turkey. Defense Minister Luis Cresencio Sandoval announced the death of the German shepherd called Proteo at President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s daily news conference.
Proteo is a Mexican dog, flew all the way from Mexico to help find the bodies under the rubble in Turkey after the earthquake.Proteo died in duty after a roof collapsed on the team.Thank you Proteo pic.twitter.com/IJUTZPeFRq— Asaad Sam Hanna (@AsaadHannaa) February 13, 2023
“You accomplished your mission… thank you for your heroic work,” the military said on Twitter.
Mexican rescue teams in Turkey gathered to mourn and pay homage to rescue dog Proteo. He died over the weekend while on duty in the town of Adiyaman, the Mexican army reported pic.twitter.com/YZcXpt9sK1— Reuters (@Reuters) February 14, 2023
Proteo was one of more than a dozen rescue dogs dispatched by Mexico along with 130 military personnel following the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that killed more than 35,000 people in Turkey and Syria.
“You were always a strong, hard-working dog who never gave up. I will always remember you,” one rescuer who served alongside Proteo said in a video.
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