K9 Hero
Dutch
Minneapolis Police Department — Minneapolis, MN
Training accident
Dutch Shepherd
Service Record
K9 Profile
Breed
Dutch Shepherd
Cause
Training accident
Agency
Department
Minneapolis Police Department
Location
Minneapolis, MN
Incident
K9 Dutch died after accidentally ingesting a lacrosse ball during a training exercise.
The ball became lodged in Dutch's throat and his handler was not able to remove it. The ball was eventually freed by a veterinarian but they were unsuccessful in reviving Dutch.
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.