Park City PD K-9 Bruno heads home after surgery

Park City Police dog injured during I-80 investigation returns home after surgery

Bruno, a Park City Police Department dog who was transported to an emergency veterinary hospital on Tuesday after he jumped from a freeway overpass during an investigation, is expected to survive, according to an update from the department on Wednesday morning.

Park City PD K-9 Bruno heads home after surgery

SALT LAKE COUNTY, Utah, Sept. 17, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — Park City K-9 Bruno is heading home after leg surgery. The K-9 officer was doing a sniff for explosives Tuesday morning on a Summit County overpass when he suddenly jumped from the overpass, landing hard on the roadway about 35 feet below. Bruno was airlifted to MedVet SLC, and was found to have two broken legs and a broken jaw, a Wednesday statement from Park City Police said. The depart…

UPDATE: Park City K9 Bruno who fell 35-feet from bridge overpass cheered as he left veterinary hospital

Park City Police K9 Bruno was officially released this afternoon from the veterinary hospital and will be recovering at home with his family. The two-year-old chocolate Labrador retriever, trained as a bomb-sniffing dog, had jumped from a 35-foot highway overpass on Tuesday, September 15. Bruno and his handler had been assisting the Utah Highway Patrol […]

Park City welcomes K9 Bruno home after surgery, outpouring of community support

PARK CITY, Utah — Park City Police K9 Bruno was released from a Salt Lake City veterinary hospital Thursday afternoon and is recovering at home after a successful surgery, two days after he was seriously injured jumping from a freeway overpass while assisting with a suspicious package investigation. Video shared by the Park City Police Department shows Bruno walking out of MedVet Animal Hospital alongside his handler, with casts on both front le…