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WIH Bretagne Mystery Cache

Hidden : 8/10/2022
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


THis is a Women in History Cache, honoring all females that led the charge/advancements of the past to the future

Bretagne (c. September 1999 – June 6, 2016)[1] was a Golden Retriever rescue dog who searched for survivors at Ground Zero after the September 11 attacks.[2] It was the first assignment for her and her owner and trainer, Denise Corliss,[3] and they worked there for 10 days.[4] Corliss, a volunteer firefighter with the Cy-Fair Fire Department, began training Bretagne for search and rescue work at just eight weeks old.[5]

She appeared on the Today Show along with NBC News’ Tom Brokaw.[3] She later participated in rescue efforts after Hurricanes Rita, Katrina and Ivan.[6] She was retired at the age of 9. After her retirement, she continued her community service as a reading dog at a local elementary school. First grade students who were shy about reading aloud were more willing when Bretagne was there lending a friendly listening ear.[7]

She is believed to have been the last surviving dog from the 9/11 attacks when she was euthanized in Texas in 2016; she was 16 years old and suffering from kidney failure.[1] As Bretagne entered the animal hospital in Cypress, Texas, firefighters and search and rescue workers from the fire department lined the sidewalk and saluted. She was carried out later, her body draped in an American flag.

All the information you need to solve this puzzle can be found on the cache page:

N 43° 02.AB0' W 71° 10.CD3'

A=Britgne was know to be the last rescue dog to survive the X/11 attach (X-6=A)

B= Bretagne wtarted search and rescue training at B weeks of age

C=She passed away at age Y (y-12=C)

D=she retired at the age of Z (Z-2=D)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Thneq envy pnpur

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)