Vegas
K9 Vegas and K9 Hades both died after suffering heat exhaustion when they were inadvertently left in their handler's patrol vehicle after he returned home from his shift at 2:00 pm.
After returning home their handler left town for the evening, forgetting to remove them from the kennels in the SUV. They were both found dead when he returned home the next day.
Bio
- Breed Belgian Malinois
- Gender Not available
- Age Not available
- Tour Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Heatstroke
- Incident Date Not available
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