Fairfax County search-and-rescue dog dies after long illness
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. - Phayu, a Fairfax County Urban Search and Rescue Team canine, has died, officials with the department announced Thursday.
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Officials say Phayu was an eight-year veteran of the department and died after a long illness.
During his time with the team, Phayu was deployed including to earthquakes in Haiti and Nepal, and to hurricanes in the Bahamas and the U.S.