Last-known living 9/11 search dog dies at age 16

Bretagne, the last surviving search and rescue dog from 9/11, is brought into the Fairfield Animal Hospital, Monday, June 6, 2016, in Cypress, Texas to be euthanized.

Denise Corliss, handler for Bretagne, the last surviving search and rescue dog from 9/11, wipes tears as Bretagne’s body is loaded into Texas Task Force 1 vehicle, as members of the Cy-Fair Volunteer Fire Department salute, after Bretagne was brought into the Fairfield Animal Hospital, Monday, June 6, 2016, in Cypress, Texas, to be euthanized.

K9 Search Specialist Denise Corliss and her search dog Bretagne in Houston, Texas on Sept. 11, 2002.