Aiken County Sheriff's Office, South Carolina
End of Watch: Friday, June 7, 2013
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Heatstroke
Date of Incident: June 7, 2013
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
K9 Cooper died as the result of heat exhaustion after being left in his handler's patrol car at the sheriff's office.
Cooper, an explosives detection canine, was left in his kennel inside the patrol car in the morning during a period of cool temperatures and rain. The weather cleared up and the temperature rose later in the day. Cooper's handler discovered him unresponsive. He was transported an animal hospital where he died.