Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida
End of Watch: Thursday, August 1, 2013
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Duty related illness
Date of Incident: August 1, 2013
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
K9 Gus died after inhaling a foreign object into his lung while performing a track for a missing woman in Hillsborough River State Park.
He was deployed after several previous searches failed to locate the missing woman. Gus' track was successful and the woman's body was in the park. However, K9 Gus inhaled an object into his lung that lead to his death a short time later.
K9 Gus had served with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for four years.