K9 Roll of Honor
K9 Hero
Hades
Bexar County Sheriff's Office
— San Antonio, TX
Heatstroke
Belgian Malinois
Service Record
End of Watch
July 24, 2012
K9 Profile
Breed
Belgian Malinois
Cause
Heatstroke
Agency
Department
Bexar County Sheriff's Office
Location
San Antonio, TX
Incident
K9 Hades and K9 Vegas both died after suffering heat exhaustion when they were inadvertently left in their handler's patrol vehicle after he returned home from his shift at 2:00 pm.
After returning home their handler left town for the evening, forgetting to remove them from the kennels in the SUV. They were both found dead when he returned home the next day.