A trainee security sniffer dog at New Zeland’s biggest airport has been shot, after it escaped its leash and ran onto the runway, grounding planes.
Grizz, a 10-month old security dog, was being put into a vehicle in the public area of the airport, when an Aviation Security Service (Avsec) spokesperson said “something” caused the dog to escape.
In an unfortunate turn of events, a gate to the airside area had been opened to let a truck through, and Grizz took advantage and ran onto the tarmac.
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