Another Police K-9 Dies In Hot Cop Car

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Brown County Sheriff
Brown County Sheriff

WISCONSIN — From The Brown County Sheriff’s Office: [We] sadly announces the passing of K-9 “Wix”. On Wednesday, August 12, 2015, K-9 Wix and his partner Deputy Lemberger were on special assignment at the PGA Championship in Kohler, Wisconsin. Deputy Lemberger and Wix, who specialized in explosive detection, were contracted to assist with site security.

Wix was placed in the squad car with the engine running and the air conditioning on. Deputy Lemberger conducted checks on Wix throughout the morning. At approximately 12:30pm, Deputy Lemberger found Wix non-responsive in the back of his squad car and the air conditioning unit was not functioning properly.

Deputy Lemberger’s squad car is equipped with K9 heat alarm which did not activate when the air conditioning unit failed.

K-9 Wix was a 3 year old male Malinois. Wix has been a member of the Brown County Sheriff’s Office since April of 2014 and has been Deputy Lemberger’s partner the entire time.

Wix was a dual purpose patrol dog trained in tracking and explosive detection. Wix was a valuable member of this agency and community and will be sadly missed by all. Our thoughts are with Deputy Lemberger while he copes with the loss of his K-9 partner.

The Brown County Sheriff’s Office is conducting a thorough investigation into this incident. Bay East Animal Hospital is assisting with this investigation to determine the cause of death.

We will be conducting a brief press conference with Dr. Eastman from Bay East Animal Hospital at 3:45pm today, in the Truttmann Room of the Sheriff’s Office, 2684 Development Drive.

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