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On Friday June 4, 2010, FEMA Virginia Task Force 2 canine, Lieutenant Winters “Win”, died as a result of an accident during K-9 Component Team training.
Win was in the process of searching a rubble pile for a live victim. He entered through a small opening of the rubble pile, where the victim was located, when the accident occurred. A piece of concrete reinforcing wire punctured his chest cavity causing internal bleeding. Although Win was injured, he finished his search, located the victim, and laid at her side. The canine handler immediately sensed a problem and Win was quickly transported to Bay-Beach Veterinary Hospital where Team Doctor/Veterinarian Mark Honaker was unable to save Win. He died shortly after arriving at the animal hospital.
Win died doing what he was trained and loved to do, performing his job to the very end. Lieutenant Winters was a 7 year old male Belgian Malinois/Shepherd and resided in Albemarle County, Virginia. Win joined Virginia Task Force 2 in October 2005 after he received his Advanced K-9 Search certification. He was deployed on 5 different occasions, including Haiti and Katrina.
A private burial was conducted at the family farm in Charlottesville.
See you at Rainbow Bridge Win.
Win was in the process of searching a rubble pile for a live victim. He entered through a small opening of the rubble pile, where the victim was located, when the accident occurred. A piece of concrete reinforcing wire punctured his chest cavity causing internal bleeding. Although Win was injured, he finished his search, located the victim, and laid at her side. The canine handler immediately sensed a problem and Win was quickly transported to Bay-Beach Veterinary Hospital where Team Doctor/Veterinarian Mark Honaker was unable to save Win. He died shortly after arriving at the animal hospital.
Win died doing what he was trained and loved to do, performing his job to the very end. Lieutenant Winters was a 7 year old male Belgian Malinois/Shepherd and resided in Albemarle County, Virginia. Win joined Virginia Task Force 2 in October 2005 after he received his Advanced K-9 Search certification. He was deployed on 5 different occasions, including Haiti and Katrina.
A private burial was conducted at the family farm in Charlottesville.
See you at Rainbow Bridge Win.
