On February 9, a remarkable rescue took place in earthquake-stricken Turkey, where two Indian dogs played a crucial role in saving the life of a 6-year-old girl who was trapped in the rubble. Constable Kundan, the handler of the dogs, has explained that Labrador Julie was the first to locate the little girl, Beren, alive amid the debris at the Nurdagi site. He credited Julie and the other dog, Romeo, with succeeding where machines had failed and noted that the girl's survival would not have been possible without their help. The four-member dog squad was sent to Turkey as part of "Operation Dost," with the goal of assisting the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) in their search and rescue efforts.
