Missing Colorado K9 found dead after search

FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) – A missing Colorado K9 was found dead Friday.

This comes just days after the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office asked for help finding K9 Watson, who went missing on Tuesday.

Officials said Watson was found dead just off Colorado Highway 9 on Friday by his best friend and handler, Deputy Holmes. Watson was accompanied to his animal hospital by members of the sheriff’s office and the Colorado State Patrol.

It was determined that Watson had been hit by a car. According to MPs, services for Watson will be arranged later.

“Please keep the men and women of the FCSO, and especially K9 Deputy Holmes, in your prayers as we mourn the loss of K9 Watson,” deputies said in a news release.

Watson was a male chocolate lab technician who worked in the drug squad.

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