Florida’s Sheriff’s K-9 Dies After “Heat Episode”

Sheriff David Harper shared news about the dog’s illness He said Archer was helping to find a felon that ran from deputies into a wooded area when he suffered the heat injury .

K-9 Archer of the Marion County (Florida) Sheriff's Office died Friday after an on-duty heat injury.K-9 Archer of the Marion County (Florida) Sheriff's Office died Friday after an on-duty heat injury.Marion County (Florida) SO/Facebook

A Madison County (Florida) Sheriff’s Office K-9 died Friday afternoon after working in mid 90s-degree heat.

K-9 Archer, a 6-year-old German shepherd, died at the University of Florida Small Animal Hospital in Gainesville after suffering a “heat episode,” the sheriff’s office said.

Sheriff David Harper shared news about the dog’s illness a day earlier on Facebook. In a video shared online, Harper asked community members to pray for Archer and said Archer was helping to find a felon that ran from deputies into a wooded area when he suffered the heat injury.

He had been with his handler, Deputy Marcus Roell, for the past two years.

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