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 sheriff's deputy has been fired after a police dog died in their hot car, according to the Dade County Sheriff's Office. In a statement shared on Tuesday, officials in Trenton said they "tragically lost our newest member of our K-9 team," a bloodhound named Georgia.

A police dog in Georgia has tragically died after being left inside a hot patrol car for what authorities say was "an unacceptable amount of time."