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K9 Hero
Kela
Duplin County Sheriff's Office
— Kenansville, NC
Heatstroke
Belgian Shepherd
Service Record
End of Watch
August 19, 2014
Age
9
Gender
Female
K9 Profile
Breed
Belgian Shepherd
Cause
Heatstroke
Agency
Department
Duplin County Sheriff's Office
Location
Kenansville, NC
Incident
K9 Kela died after accidentally being left in her handler's cruiser overnight.
Kela's handler was on duty when he received a call that he need to pickup one of his children from school after the child became sick. Once he arrived home he forgot to remove Kela from the patrol car and discovered the next morning that she had died of heat exhaustion.
No charges were filed against K9 Kela's handler.