A dog has died after being left on its Sedro-Woolley balcony during this recent heat wave, with no shade or water, police said. FOX13
According to Sedro-Woolley police, on July 26, code enforcement officers received reports of a dog left outside on the balcony when temperatures were around 90 degrees. When the code enforcement officers arrived, they located the dog "in severe distress."
According to court documents obtained by the Associated Press, the dog's body had an internal temperature was at least 107 degrees -- the maximum temperature the vet's thermometer could detect, according to court documents. If the air temperature reads 87 degrees, the asphalt can get up to 143 degrees, experts say. At 125 degrees, skin destruction for both humans and pets can occur within minutes.
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