Duplin County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina
End of Watch: Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Age: 9
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Heatstroke
Date of Incident: August 19, 2014
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
K9 Kela died after accidentally being left in her handler's cruiser overnight.
Kela's handler was on duty when he received a call that he need to pickup one of his children from school after the child became sick. Once he arrived home he forgot to remove Kela from the patrol car and discovered the next morning that she had died of heat exhaustion.
No charges were filed against K9 Kela's handler.