K9 Hero

Hugo

Arizona Department of Public Safety — Phoenix, AZ

Heatstroke Unknown Breed

Service Record

End of Watch October 1, 2001

K9 Profile

Breed Unknown Breed

Cause Heatstroke

Agency

Department Arizona Department of Public Safety

Location Phoenix, AZ

Incident

K-9 Hugo died of heat exhaustion after being left for a period of time in his handler's vehicle.

K-9 Hugo's handler was attending a training class for his Department. He left his K-9 Hugo in their patrol vehicle with the air conditioning running. After approximately 40 minutes, the officer returned to his vehicle to check on his partner. He discovered that the air conditioner had malfunctioned and stopped running. Hugo died in the vehicle of heat stroke.