K9 Roll of Honor
K9 Hero
Yari
Tohono O'odham Nation Police Department
— Sells, AZ
Heatstroke
Unknown Breed
Service Record
End of Watch
January 1, 2005
K9 Profile
Breed
Unknown Breed
Cause
Heatstroke
Agency
Department
Tohono O'odham Nation Police Department
Location
Sells, AZ
Incident
K9 Yari died of heat exhaustion while in sitting in his handler's patrol car at the police station in Sells, Arizona.
The air conditioner malfunctioned while his handler was inside the station and K9 Yari was overcome by the heat.
K9 Yari had served with the Tohono O'odham Nation Police Department for five years.