K9 Hero
EJ
New York State Police — Albany, NY
Heatstroke
Belgian Malinois
Service Record
K9 Profile
Breed
Belgian Malinois
Origin
Holland
Cause
Heatstroke
Agency
Department
New York State Police
Location
Albany, NY
Incident
K9 EJ died of heat exhaustion while working a cadaver detail in Bear Mountain State Park.
He began showing signs of distress and was transported to a local veterinary hospital where he passed away three hours later.
K9 EJ had served with the New York State Police for five years and was named after fallen Trooper Edward J. Sweeney who was killed in the line of duty on May 17th, 1930.
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.