Lucy

Classification: Cadaver, Type I Disaster Search Canine

Breed: Border Collie

Date of Birth: January 5, 1991

Handler: Lynne Engelbert

Certifications:

• 1993 - certified as FEMA & CA OES disaster search dog since 1993 Continuously re-cert until retiring 7/04
• 1999 - Mission Ready Cadaver certified with Ca Office of Emergency Services (OES), re-certified every year

Canine Accomplishments:
Lucy was the first Border Collie and one of the first 25 dogs in the country to certify in Disaster with the FEMA & CA OES disaster search dog program

Notable Searches:
2003 - Shuttle Columbia Recovery, TX
2001 - World Trade Center after Sept. 11 (located numerous remains)
2001 - Xiana Fairchild Search (Santa Clara Co. SO) Curtis Anderson was convicted with life in prison for the kidnapping of another child
2000 - Wang Search (Lucy located deceased subject)
2000 - Dullea Search (Lucy located deceased subject)
1999 - Bonilla Landfill Search - San Jose, CA (Lucy located deceased subject, result: conviction of murderer, third strike)
1995 - Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building Explosion, Oklahoma City

LUCY, Border Collie
Handler: Lynne Engelbert, CA TF3
FEMA Certified: Type I, 1993 – 2004
CA OES Certified: Human Remains Detection 1999

Those who knew Lucy remember a dog that loved disaster search more than anything. Her second love was HRD work, and she excelled in both. She worked the OKC bombing, the WTC after 9-11, the Shuttle Columbia Recovery and numerous HRD searches, finding two murder victims and one drowning victim. She helped put one bad guy away forever.

Lucy had no "off" button and was hard to live with... I can imagine the ruckus she is causing on the Rainbow Bridge. I loved my search partner dearly and her death has left a huge hole in my heart. I miss you girl!
Lynne Engelbert