The Kansas State Small Animal Hospital in Manhattan told Hays Post that Kilo, the trained service dog owned by the Gove County Sheriff’s office, is resting comfortably and will now have surgery on his injured hip today. His handler, Deputy Shawn Mensch of Quinter, is also staying with Kilo. He spent Monday night with the dog in Manhattan.

Deputy Mensch and Kilo were injured in accident on I-70 east of Park last Thursday night. They were responding to assist a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with a felony warrant stop when their SUV swerved in an effort to miss a semi-truck and became airborne.  Mensch was hospitalized briefly at Gove County Medical Center.