Wednesday, September 11, 2013

9/11 'hero dog' saved woman trapped in rubble for 27 hours


Image: "Hero Dogs of 9/11"; Dog and handler on rubble pile at Ground Zero.
Animal Planet
More than 300 specially trained search-and-rescue dogs were deployed at Ground Zero in the days following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
   On Sept. 11, 2001, Genelle Guzman-McMillan was working in her office in the World Trade Center when she heard a terrible noise outside. As she raced down the stairs, she felt the building collapse around her.
Twenty-seven hours later, she would be the final living person rescued from the rubble at Ground Zero. She was not found by a human equipped with special gear. Instead, her savior was a dog...Continue reading...

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