Marietta PD release K-9′s cause of death from July
Published: Sep. 27, 2023 at 5:04 PM EDT|Updated: Sep. 27, 2023 at 7:24 PM EDT
MARIETTA, Ohio (WTAP) - Results have been released following a Marietta Police Department Therapy Dog’s death in July.
Marietta Police Chief Katherine Warden said that a necropsy, which is a dog autopsy, reveled that K-9 River passed due to a virus that she contracted while at an independent boarding facility.
River was less than a year old when she passed. Prior to her death, she was a therapy dog and went to schools with her handler patrol officer Rob Sury to provide students relief from stress.
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