K9 Hero

Billy

Highlands County Sheriff's Office — Sebring, FL

Heatstroke Bloodhound

Service Record

End of Watch June 16, 2016

Age 6

Gender Male

K9 Profile

Breed Bloodhound

Cause Heatstroke

Agency

Department Highlands County Sheriff's Office

Location Sebring, FL

Incident

K9 Billy died after suffering from heat exhaustion while conducting a training exercise in Seven Lakes State Park.

His handler immediately started CPR but was unable to revive him after he collapsed.

K9 Billy had served with the Highlands County Sheriff's Office for five years. He had 144 successful tracks, catching 43 felony suspects and 30 misdemeanor suspects while also finding 22 missing children and 16 missing adults.