A sheriff's deputy has been fired after leaving a police dog in a hot car, which ultimately led to the canine's death, officials said.

The Dade County Sheriff’s Office says K9 Georgia was left inside the kennel in her handler’s patrol car for an "unacceptable amount of time." Investigators say that while the deputy was inside the sheriff’s office,

A “sweet” and “goofy” police dog in a Georgia K-9 unit died after being left in a sweltering car with a broken air conditioning unit on Sunday as the real-feel temperatures topped 100 degrees, authorities said.