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Essex police dog Baron dies after training exercise fall | Essex police dog Baron dies after training exercise fall |
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A police dog has died after falling from a roof during a training exercise. | A police dog has died after falling from a roof during a training exercise. |
Baron, a five-year-old German shepherd, was with his handler at a disused building in Danbury, Essex, on Monday when he fell. | |
An Essex Police spokeswoman said he was injured and was taken to a vet for treatment, but "sadly he had to be put to sleep". | An Essex Police spokeswoman said he was injured and was taken to a vet for treatment, but "sadly he had to be put to sleep". |
She said Baron's "handler and family are understandably very upset" and that a review of what happened had begun. | She said Baron's "handler and family are understandably very upset" and that a review of what happened had begun. |
She said the German shepherd had been paired with his handler for the last four years and "while working together, they have made many arrests". | |
Supt Steve Johnson said that "as a former member of the dog unit myself, I know the strong bond between a police officer and his dog". | Supt Steve Johnson said that "as a former member of the dog unit myself, I know the strong bond between a police officer and his dog". |
"Whilst they are working dogs, they also become a close and important member of the police officer's family," he said. | |
"This is a very sad occasion." | "This is a very sad occasion." |
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