In memory of Sirius, Port Authority Police K-9 No. 17
Sirius was the only police dog lost on 9/11. Named for the brightest star in the sky, he's remembered here by the community. Creator fees from every trade go straight to a dog charity.
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The facts below come from the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, news reports and the Sirius Dog Run marker.
Sirius was an explosives detection dog for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, posted at the World Trade Center with his partner, Officer David Lim. Together they checked suspicious packages and answered bomb threats. When the collar went on, Sirius knew it was time to work. When it came off, he went home and played with Lim's kids.
On the morning of September 11, 2001, the two were in the police office below the South Tower when the first plane hit the North Tower. Lim put Sirius in his kennel, told him he'd be back for him, and went to help people get out.
The South Tower fell with Sirius inside. When the North Tower came down, Lim was trapped in a stairwell for hours before rescuers reached him. By the time he got out, the tower where Sirius waited was gone.
Sirius was four years old, and the only police dog killed in the attacks. In January 2002, recovery workers found him in the wreckage and carried him out of Ground Zero under an American flag, with the same police honor guard given to fallen officers.
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2001 · 8:46 a.m. | Flight 11 strikes the North Tower. Officer Lim secures Sirius in his kennel below the South Tower and goes to help people evacuate. |
| 9:59 a.m. | The South Tower collapses. Sirius is killed. |
| 10:28 a.m. | The North Tower collapses. Lim is trapped in Stairwell B and dug out about five hours later. |
| January 2002 | Recovery workers find Sirius in the South Tower wreckage. He's carried out under a flag with a police honor guard. |
| Apr 24, 2002 | More than 100 K-9 teams gather at Liberty State Park for his memorial, with bagpipes and a 21-gun salute. |
| Aug 3, 2023 | A plaque for Sirius and the K-9s of 9/11 is dedicated at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum. |
The community's story about Sirius. Parts I to IV follow the real events; part V is legend.
Long before there were cities, people looked up and found one star brighter than all the rest. The Egyptians watched for its return to know the Nile would flood. The Greeks set it in the jaw of the Great Dog and called it Seirios, the scorching one. For thousands of years it has been the Dog Star: the light travelers looked for so they wouldn't get lost.
In 1997 a yellow Labrador was born who would carry that name. He grew into a bomb dog for the Port Authority Police. With the collar on, he swept packages and walked the halls of the World Trade Center. With it off, he was just a good dog at home.
On the morning of September 11, 2001, his partner put him in his kennel, promised to come back, and ran toward the people who needed help. The towers fell. His partner survived. The tower where Sirius waited did not.
In the cold of January they found him, and carried him out under the flag the way they carried out fallen officers. That spring, more than a hundred K-9 teams crossed the river to say goodbye.
They say a dog named after the brightest star never really leaves. He just goes back to where his name came from.
His partner promised to come back for him. So Sirius made a promise of his own: to watch over every working dog who puts on a collar and goes to work, and every one who comes home grey-muzzled when the work is done.
One star. One promise. Badge No. 17.
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