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23 February 2024
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Honouring K9 hero Brooke who gave 12 years of service to Western Cape
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Members of the K9 Search and Rescue Association of South Africa (K9 SARA) mourned the loss of K9 Brooke, who spent 12 years tracking down missing people and saving lives. The 15-year-old pointer-breed dog died of old age on Monday, 29 January 2024 in the arms of her owner and handler, Mariann Wilson. K9 rescuer Brooke was honoured by the K9 Search and Rescue Association of South Africa (K9 SARA) as well as the Wilderness Search and Rescue (WSAR) team, where she often aided rescue missions. The WSAR team honoured her 12 years of service and delighted in her legacy living on in her daughter Sage.
Each year, hundreds of rescues take place in the Western Cape. WSAR classify the wilderness environment as mountains, shorelines, rivers, kloofs, non-mountainous wilderness areas, caves, deserts and forests.
K9s are not always deployed on rescue missions. Often the heroes will be brought in when their keen sense of smell is specifically needed.
The K9 Search and Rescue Association of South Africa is also a volunteer service where handlers and their dogs are specifically trained to deal with rescue operations. For a dog to become a K9, they undergo a series of tests before being certified. It takes a great commitment from both the handler and the dog.
Brooke and her handler volunteered as rescuers for 12 years. Brooke used her keen senses to track down people in need of medical assistance while out in the wilderness of the Western Cape. Brooke’s efforts saved lives for over a decade and that makes her a hero in our eyes.
We love that both rescue organisations honoured her life’s work, making sure her efforts are seen, even though she has already crossed the rainbow bridge.
Brooke was a valuable member of the rescue industry and she will be missed! Her daughters Sage and Cassia, 11-year-old German Shorthaired Pointers, carry the baton on.
Run free K9 Brooke. 20/07/2008 – 29/01/2024
Sources: Good Things Guys, K9 Search and Rescue Association of South Africa (K9 SARA)
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Each year, hundreds of rescues take place in the Western Cape. WSAR classify the wilderness environment as mountains, shorelines, rivers, kloofs, non-mountainous wilderness areas, caves, deserts and forests.
K9s are not always deployed on rescue missions. Often the heroes will be brought in when their keen sense of smell is specifically needed.
The K9 Search and Rescue Association of South Africa is also a volunteer service where handlers and their dogs are specifically trained to deal with rescue operations. For a dog to become a K9, they undergo a series of tests before being certified. It takes a great commitment from both the handler and the dog.
Brooke and her handler volunteered as rescuers for 12 years. Brooke used her keen senses to track down people in need of medical assistance while out in the wilderness of the Western Cape. Brooke’s efforts saved lives for over a decade and that makes her a hero in our eyes.
We love that both rescue organisations honoured her life’s work, making sure her efforts are seen, even though she has already crossed the rainbow bridge.
Brooke was a valuable member of the rescue industry and she will be missed! Her daughters Sage and Cassia, 11-year-old German Shorthaired Pointers, carry the baton on.
Run free K9 Brooke. 20/07/2008 – 29/01/2024
Sources: Good Things Guys, K9 Search and Rescue Association of South Africa (K9 SARA)
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“Giving people opportunities to grow and succeed is a vital part of being a good leader. ~ Lieutenant Seth C Breen, US Navy
Fire and Rescue International is your magazine.
Read it, use it and share it!
Read the latest magazine: https://www.frimedia.org/fri-vol-7-no-2.html
FRI magazine archive: https://www.frimedia.org/fri-archives.html
Enjoy the read!
Lee Raath-Brownie
Managing director
Cell: 082 371 0190
Contact us
Tel: 011 452 3135 or Email: [email protected]
Websites
www.fireandrescue.co
www.frimedia.org
www.facebook.com/FireandRescueInternational
www.twitter.com/FRI_magazine
http://www.linkedin.com/in/lee-raath-brownie-16668065/