EDITOR'S NOTE: In a previous version of this article, NBC6 attributed the death of the K-9 as heat stroke. Police called to explain they are awaiting for the necropsy to determine if heat was the cause of the medical episode.
A K-9 with the Miami-Dade Police Department's Airport Operations Bureau died after suffering a medical episode Wednesday, officials said.
At about 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday her handler requested emergency assistance because the K-9, a 5-year-old known as Zita, was having what appeared to be a medical episode.
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She was transported to VCA Knowles Central Animal Hospital where she was evaluated and treated.
But on Thursday, the Miami-Dade Police Department announced that the K-9 died.
Although it's possible the K-9 suffered a heat stroke, a necropsy will determine her cause of death, officials said.
