Sirius the Police K9

If you are passionate about a particular topic or would just like to learn more about things, Ebay's community discussion boards are a great place to start. To access the Community Discussion Boards, click on the "Community" link on any Ebay home page.

Ebay USA have a special Animals Collection Discussion Board where the community can post views and suggestions about animal collectibles or any animal topics in general.

It is here that I found reference to Sirius, a Police K9 labrador retriever caught up in the events of September 11.

Sirius was a 4 and a half year old 90 pound yellow labrador retriever who worked as a bomb detection dog with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department. He and his handler, Police Officer David Lim, were assigned to the World Trade Center, where they often searched hundreds of trucks and vehicles each day. Sirius was the only police dog killed by the events on September 11.

On the morning of September 11, Officer Lim and Sirius were at the Port Authority Police Station located in the basement of the World Trade Center's North Tower when the first plane hit the South Tower. Lim left Sirius in his basement cage, where he believed he would be safe while Lim assisted those in need.

After assuring the safety of the evacuees, Lim desperately tried to make his way back down to the severely damaged basement Police Station to rescue Sirius. However, he was stopped because the area was too dangerous to enter.

Sadly Sirius a well-trained bomb detection dog, whose life was dedicated to the dangerous job of searching for bombs did not survive the September 11 attacks.

Tributes to Sirius can be posted on the Ebay Community Discussion Board for Animals at:

http://forums.ebay.com/db1/forum.jspa?forumID=2

or at the Port Authority Police Memorial Page located at:

http://www.portauthoritypolicememorial.org/sirius_tributes.htm

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