K9 Hero
Rex
San Juan Police Department — San Juan, TX
Heatstroke
Belgian Malinois
Service Record
K9 Profile
Breed
Belgian Malinois
Cause
Heatstroke
Agency
Department
San Juan Police Department
Location
San Juan, TX
Incident
K9 Rex died after after his handler unintentionally left him in a patrol car in McAllen, Texas, at the end of their shift.
Rex's handler discovered him unresponsive in the patrol car as outside temperatures were above 90 degrees.
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.