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Turbo

Columbia Police Department — Columbia, SC

Heatstroke Labrador Retriever

Service Record

End of Watch July 28, 2018

Tour of Duty 7 months

Age 2

Gender Male

K9 Profile

Breed Labrador Retriever

Cause Heatstroke

Agency

Department Columbia Police Department

Location Columbia, SC

Incident

K9 Turbo died as the result of heat exhaustion while in his handler's department vehicle at C.A. Johnson High School.

Turbo had been left in the vehicle, which had its air conditioner on and its windows rolled down, while his handler was participating in active shooter training inside of the high school. When his handler returned at the end of the training Turbo was showing signs of heat exhaustion. He was taken to an animal hospital where he was treated for two days before veterinarians determined it was most humane to euthanize him.

Turbo had served as an explosives detection canine with the Columbia Police Department for seven months.