Brown County police dog dies in hot auto

The Brown County Sheriff’s Office K-9 named “Wix” died on Wednesday while working with a sheriff’s deputy to provide site security at the PGA tour’s last major championship of the year in Kohler, Wisconsin, the sheriff’s department said in a statement. The deputy checked on Wix throughout the morning. A sheriff’s deputy in Texas was fired this week after his police dog died after being left in a auto for 20 hours.

The AC wasn’t the only problem – according to the Sheriff the car’s K-9 heat alarm also failed.

Investigators said “Wix was placed in the squad vehicle with the engine running and the air conditioning on”.

Police dogs are routinely left inside squad cars if they’re on duty but not working.

The death of a Brown County K9 officer inside of a hot squad auto has people asking how this could happen. He was trained in tracking and explosive detection.

“Wix was a valuable member of this agency and community, and will be sadly missed by all”, the sheriff’s office said on its Facebook page. Wix’s partner Deputy Lemberger eventually found him unresponsive.

Bay East Animal Hospital is assisting with the investigation to determine the cause of the K-9’s death. The lower motor that pushes the air supply is the component that failed, according to the sheriff’s office, which held a press conference on Thursday afternoon about the incident.