A police dog from Alabama died after his handler accidentally left him in a patrol car on a hot day when temperatures reached up to 87F. Mason, three, was left in the backseat of Corporal Josh Coleman's car on Thursday during a hurricane preparation conference in Gulf Shores. The Gulf Shores Police Department Facebook page shared a photograph of Mason inside the conference center prior to his untimely death. Temperatures in the area on Thursday were an average of 84F with a high of 87F, according to Weather Underground. Mason served as the community relations dog for Gulf Shores Police. The department shared a pictured of Mason on its Facebook page just hours before Mason was locked inside the sweltering police vehicle.Mason was left in the backseat of Corporal Josh Coleman's car on Thursday during a hurricane preparation conferenceMason served as the community relations dog for Gulf Shores Police and they recently celebrated the pooch’s third birthday on June 9When Coleman remembered Mason was in a car he rushed him to a vet but the dog died the next day
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