K9 Hero
Duke
Bexar County Sheriff's Office — San Antonio, TX
Heatstroke
Labrador Retriever
Service Record
K9 Profile
Breed
Labrador Retriever
Cause
Heatstroke
Agency
Department
Bexar County Sheriff's Office
Location
San Antonio, TX
Incident
K9 Duke died of heat exhaustion while in his handler's car at a sheriff's office substation.
The vehicle experienced a malfunction causing the air conditioner to shut off as his handler went into the substation for approximately 15 minutes.
Duke served as a narcotics detection canine.
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.