Rescue dogs working hard to save lives in Mexico

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Thursday, September 21, 2017
It's a race against time as rescuers try to find survivors of the deadly 7.1 Mexico earthquake.
MEXICO CITY (KABC) -- It's a race against time as rescuers try to find survivors of the deadly 7.1 Mexico earthquake.

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Of all the personnel deployed, there is one rescuer who is winning hearts around the world: Meet Frida.

The Labrador has already helped rescue a dozen people earlier this month after the 8.1 quake that devastated Oaxaca, and more than 50 people in total during her time as a rescue dog assigned to the Mexican navy.

Rescue workers and volunteers search for survivors on a collapsed building the Del Valle neighborhood in Mexico City, Tuesday Sept. 19, 2017.AP
A witness captured rescue crews and thousands of people helping to pull people from the rubble and crumbled buildings.none
Rescue workers search for children trapped inside the collapsed Enrique Rebsamen school in Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.AP
An injured man is pulled out of a building that collapsed during an earthquake in the Roma Norte neighborhood of Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.AP
People search for survivors in a collapsed building in the Roma neighborhood of Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.AP
A man walks out of the door frame of a building that collapsed after an earthquake, in the Condesa neighborhood of Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.AP
A cracked road is seen in the aftermath of a powerful earthquake to hit Mexico on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.none
An injured person is put in an ambulance in Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.AP
Patients lie on their hospital beds after being evacuated following an earthquake in Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.AP
Damage is seen in the aftermath of a powerful earthquake to hit Mexico on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.none
Rescue workers and volunteers search a building that collapsed after an earthquake in downtown Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.AP
Damage is seen in the aftermath of a powerful earthquake to hit Mexico on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.none
Damage is seen in the aftermath of a powerful earthquake to hit Mexico on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.none
A cracked road is seen in the aftermath of a powerful earthquake to hit Mexico on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.none
Debris is seen in the aftermath of a powerful earthquake to hit Mexico on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.none
Debris and downed power lines are seen in the aftermath of a powerful earthquake to hit Mexico on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.none
A man enters a damaged building after an earthquake in Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.AP
Remains of a damaged building stands after an earthquake in Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.AP
People evacuated from office buildings gather in Reforma Avenue after an earthquake in Mexico City, Tuesday Sept. 19, 2017.AP
A woman is comforted after an earthquake in Mexico City Tuesday Sept. 19, 2017.AP
Women embrace in the street after an earthquake in Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.AP
Remains of a damaged building stands after an earthquake in Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.AP
A woman speaks on her cell phone as people evacuated from office building gather in Reforma Avenue after an earthquake in Mexico City, Tuesday Sept. 19, 2017.AP
The ABC7 quake cam captures a massive earthquake that struck near Puebla, Mexico on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.KABC
A map from the U.S. Geological Survey captures a massive earthquake that struck near Puebla, Mexico on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.KABC


It's not yet known how many people Frida has been able to rescue this time around, but we know she's trying her best.

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Frida is well-equipped for any dangers she encounters and since she can go places that humans can't. She carries a camera on her harness to help rescue forces see areas that are otherwise inaccessible.

But Frida isn't the only rescue dog working tirelessly to help victims of the Mexico earthquake.



Riley, a four-legged member of the Los Angeles County Fire Department's Urban Search and Rescue team deployed with his human teammates to the earthquake-ravaged country on Wednesday as part of a U.S. agency's assistance effort.

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The group deployed one team of 67 members, including firefighters, EMTs, paramedics, a doctor, surgeon and structural engineers. They will comprise a "break and breach" team. Riley will help locate potential survivors and victims.
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