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Gus

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission — Tallahassee, FL

Duty related illness Labrador Retriever

Service Record

End of Watch August 1, 2013

Gender Male

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Breed Labrador Retriever

Cause Duty related illness

Agency

Department Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Location Tallahassee, FL

Incident

K9 Gus died after inhaling a foreign object into his lung while performing a track for a missing woman in Hillsborough River State Park.

He was deployed after several previous searches failed to locate the missing woman. Gus' track was successful and the woman's body was in the park. However, K9 Gus inhaled an object into his lung that lead to his death a short time later.

K9 Gus had served with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for four years.