The dog, named Georgia, was found dead on July 13 inside the vehicle's kennel while her handler had gone to the sheriff's office, authorities said.

A newly-deputized police dog died after being left in a hot patrol car. The K-9 named Georgia died on July 13 in Trenton, Ga. after being left in a patrol car for "an acceptable amount of time," the Dade County Sheriff's Office confirmed.

A Georgia deputy is out of a job after a K-9 officer died in a hot patrol car, authorities say. In a statement, the Dade County Sheriff’s Office mourned the loss of K-9 Georgia, one of the department’s newest police dogs.