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DALLAS – A Dallas Police Department K-9 unit is returning home Wednesday afternoon after his trip to the hospital for a heat-related illness.
K9 Max on the mend 
The latest:
Just after 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dallas PD announced that K-9 Max has made a “great recovery” and is on the way home with his partner.
Dallas PD K-9 hospitalized 
The backstory:
Max was helping officers search for multiple suspects on Tuesday afternoon near the intersection of Ferguson and Highland roads in Far East Dallas.
At some point during the search, he suffered a heat-related emergency and was rushed to the nearby Casa Linda Animal Clinic.
SKY 4 later followed a procession of police vehicles that appeared to be taking the dog to MedVet, which is an emergency veterinary hospital in Dallas.
The official high temperature at DFW Airport on Tuesday was 103 degrees, according to the FOX 4 Weather team.
What we don’t know:
Dallas PD has not explained the exact heat-related illness Max was afflicted by.
The Source: Information in this story came from the Dallas Police Department.