Tsunami (Rescue Dog)
This article is about the internet meme. For the original Solana memecoin, see El Perro Rescatista ($Tsunami).
Tsunami (Rescue Dog) is a Venezuelan search-and-rescue border collie who became a national symbol of hope in late June 2026 after helping locate survivors buried in the rubble of a catastrophic double earthquake. Once an abused, abandoned street puppy, he grew into one of Latin America's most decorated rescue dogs, and his story spread rapidly across Spanish- and English-language media.
Origin
On June 24, 2026, two powerful quakes (roughly magnitude 7.2 and 7.5, seconds apart) struck northern Venezuela, killing more than 1,700 people. Tsunami, an eight-to-nine-year-old border collie handled by rescuer Jorge Beens of the K-SAR ECID canine unit, was deployed to the collapsed buildings. Rescued as a starving, mistreated puppy from the streets of Caracas years earlier, he had already served in the 2023 Turkey-Syria earthquake response before this deployment.
Spread
Coverage exploded in the days after the quake. Major Spanish-language outlets including El Tiempo, El Comercio, BioBioChile, Record and Diario Las Americas ran his story, and it crossed into English via Forbes, Hola and My Modern Met. The abused-stray-to-hero framing, paired with a precise rescue of a trapped elderly man, made him a viral emblem of resilience.
Legacy
Reports credited Tsunami with contributing to the rescue of at least 13 people found alive (some accounts cite a career total near 300 assisted rescues), and coverage noted the 2026 mission was billed as his final deployment before retirement. He became shorthand for the irreplaceable role of canine rescue teams and for the redemption of an abandoned animal.
The Chain Trail
The OG token for this meme is El Perro Rescatista ($Tsunami) on Solana, launched 2026-06.
Key facts
- Border collie search-and-rescue dog handled by Jorge Beens of Venezuela's K-SAR ECID unit.
- Rescued as an abused, malnourished street puppy in Caracas before being trained for disaster work.
- Deployed after the June 24, 2026 double earthquake (approx. M7.2 and M7.5) that killed 1,700+ in northern Venezuela.
- Credited with helping find at least 13 survivors in the rubble; previously served in the 2023 Turkey-Syria quake response.
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The tokens that claim Tsunami (Rescue Dog)
Every token we can tie to this meme, and which contract appeared first. The original is marked OG; the rest arrived to ride the name.
| # | Coin | Price | 24h | Market Cap | Liquidity | Launched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  El Perro Rescatista $Tsunami | $0.00000403 | — | $4.02K | $5.73K | Jun 26, 2026 |
Combined live market cap for Tsunami (Rescue Dog): $4.02K across 1 coin. Market data is live from DexScreener; figures are not investment advice.
The on-chain receipts for $Tsunami (the OG contract), pulled straight from the chain.
On-chain report
via helius · updated 1d agoHeld by the top 10 wallets.
- 1. 4rCT…h38p74.03%
- 2. 4Tv2…Z64m5.00%
- 3. FX9E…rdao2.22%
- 4. FkBd…UofE1.60%
- 5. 6m6x…deZH1.39%
- 6. APUn…Le1P1.18%
- 7. 5quy…8FoV1.15%
- 8. 6H1i…c3hD1.11%
- 9. 736f…xMMu1.06%
- 10. Ed5D…v4BH1.01%
- Top 10 wallets hold 89.8% of supply — highly concentrated.
- Deployment predates the scanned history — earliest date is a lower bound.
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