K9 Hero
Rocky
Genesee County Sheriff's Office — Flint, MI
Training accident
German Shepherd
Service Record
K9 Profile
Breed
German Shepherd
Cause
Training accident
Agency
Department
Genesee County Sheriff's Office
Location
Flint, MI
Incident
K9 Rocky died when his airway became blocked during a training exercise in the area of Morrish Road and Fortino Drive in Swartz Creek, Michigan.
His handler rushed him to a local veterinary hospital but they were unable to revive him.
K9 Rocky had served with the Genessee County Sheriff's Office for one year.
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.