Search Dog Aspen Dies
Interesting article about a search and rescue dog that became an icon and has recently died (from the LAFD News and Info blog).
It's been more than ten years, but it seems like yesterday: the April 1995 act of domestic terrorism that took 168 lives in Oklahoma City.Among the memorable images of that horrific day is a photograph of Oklahoma City Firefighter Chris Fields cradling the lifeless body of 1 year-old Baylee Almon. For most, that Pulitzer Prize winning photo remains an indelible reminder of the immediate and local impact of the cowardly attack.
An equally lasting image for many was a photograph of exhausted Florida Firefighter Skip Fernandez and his disaster search dog partner Aspen, who worked tirelessly for days in search of survivors.
I must have been under a rock somewhere, but I don't remember ever seeing this picture. I missed out until today. My thoughts are with Firefighter Fernandez.
