A K-9 dog with the Houston Police Department died from heat exhaustion this week after being left in a patrol vehicle that had its engine unexpectedly turn off, with a secondary safety system believed to have failed, authorities said.
Calling the death a “tragic accident,” police said Aron, a 4-year-old dog who had been with the police department for a year and a half, had been left in a “running, air-conditioned patrol vehicle” on Monday.
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