K9 Bosco

On January 17, 2007 at approx. 2030 hrs. while patrolling the area of Cambie St. and 42nd Ave. in the city of Vancouver, BC, Canada, K-9 Bosco was fatally injured after coming in contact with an area of ground that was being electrically charged by underground hydro wires that had been severed. His Handler, M. Hiebert, attempted several times to pull his partner from the area but was twice bitten by K-9 Bosco. This later proved to be actions that saved his handler's life as the electrical current would have passed into his handler and killed him. With the assistance of Vancouver Police Constable Ray Wong, K-9 Bosco was rushed to the Vancouver Emergency Animal Clinic where he was pronounced deceased upon arrival. K-9 Bosco was a 5 year old German Shepherd, trained dual purpose Patrol / Explosives Detection K-9.

This area of ground was slated to be excavated in the next two months. The on-scene Safety Officer reported that had this incident not occurred, the excavator operator and anyone standing within 20 feet of the machine would have been killed instantly when the wires were dug up.

A very special thank you goes out to the City of Vancouver Police K-9 Unit for all of their help.

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