K-9 working PGA Championship dies in hot squad car with faulty AC

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A K-9 named Wix overeheated and died in a squad car because the air conditioning malfunctioned Wednesday, deputies said.

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The 3-year-old Belgian Malinois was left in the car with the air conditioning on, but when his handler checked on him around 12:30 p.m., the dog was unresponsive and the air conditioning was not working.

Wix joined the Brown County Sheriff’s Office in April 2014.

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