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Koa

Lander Police Department — Lander, WY

Struck by vehicle Belgian Malinois

Service Record

End of Watch October 16, 2015

Gender Female

K9 Profile

Breed Belgian Malinois

Cause Struck by vehicle

Agency

Department Lander Police Department

Location Lander, WY

Incident

K9 Koa died from injuries sustained five days earlier while conducting a training exercise.

Koa inadvertently ran into the path of a moving vehicle during the training and suffered several injuries. She was taken to a veterinary hospital in Colorado where she was put down after her condition worsened and it was determined she could not recover.

K9 Koa was an explosives detention canine who was owned by the Wyoming Department of Homeland Security and provided to the Lander Police Department.