ORLANDO, Fla. — K9 Falco passed away on Sunday.
The nine year old German Shepard served the Orange County Sheriff’s Office for nearly eight years.
OCSO announced his death “just shy of his tenth birthday.”
A video posted Monday morning shows deputies in uniform, saluting K9 Falco as he is brought to Underhill Animal Hospital:
K9 Falco - End of Watch 7/14/2019 - K9 Falco served the Orange County Sheriff's Office for nearly 8 years. Falco passed away over the weekend.
— Orange County Sheriff's Office (@OrangeCoSheriff) July 15, 2019
Thanks to everyone who came together to honor Falco. pic.twitter.com/7mbLnwKGMW
Tributes to K9 Falco are getting attention on Facebook and Twitter:
Love this tribute to the K9 partner. The OCSO family is grieving the loss of K9 Falco, who had served this community for about 8 years and was just shy of his 10th birthday. Falco now gets to run free. pic.twitter.com/s1sKltzDDu
— Orange County Sheriff's Office (@OrangeCoSheriff) July 15, 2019
In a statement, OCSO said that K9 Falco passed away during the night after showing signs of distress.
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