Social media celebtares hero Mexican dog Frida

CAIRO – 3 October 2017: Social media sites, including Twitter, celebrated the hero Mexican dog Frida. The navy rescue dog has emerged as a source of inspiration and pride in the search for survivors.

Frida, known for her custom-made doggy goggles and boots, is a 7-year-old yellow Labrador and a social media star, appearing on one man's tattoo and the unofficial image of a 500-peso note.

This came while the Mexican country still in mourning and counting its dead from Tuesday's devastating earthquake.

Some posts have wildly exaggerated her feats. In her career, Frida has located 12 people alive beneath the rubble, plus more than 40 others dead, more than any other Mexican rescue dog, the navy said.

She has put her nose to work in disasters such as an earthquake in Ecuador last year, another one in southern Mexico two weeks ago, a landslide in Guatemala in 2015 and a Mexico City gas explosion in 2013.