Two Houston K-9 Officers Die from Heat Exhaustion in One Week
TL;DR
A police dog named Aron died from heat exhaustion after being left alone in a hot car in Houston due to a malfunctioning safety system and air conditioning. The K9 handler had left the pup in a running and air-conditioned vehicle but returned to find Aron in distress. The incident occurred just a week after a Georgia K9 named Chase died from a similar tragedy. The safety control system in both cruisers failed to activate or alert the handler that the temperatures inside the car were rapidly rising.
- Second K-9 officer in one week dies in hot car after safety system and AC fail New York Post
- Houston police K-9 dies from heat exhaustion KHOU 11
- Houston Police K-9 dies from heat exhaustion after engine of vehicle it was left in shut off Fox News
- Houston K-9 officer dies: 4-year-old Aron succumbs to heat exhaustion after cruiser with A/C stops running, HPD says KTRK-TV
- Houston Police K-9 dies from heat exhaustion after being left in a patrol car when the engine unexpectedly shut off, officials say CNN
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