Tryst, Retired Forsyth K9, Passes Away

CUMMING, GA — The Forsyth County Sheriff's Office was remembering one of its four-legged own on Wednesday.

Tryst, a K9 deputy with the sheriff's office from 2007 to 2013, died Tuesday night, the office announced in a Facebook post.

According to the post, Tryst specialized in narcotics detection, apprehension, handler protection and tracking. During his service, he successfully tracked hundreds of suspects and missing persons and detected an untold amount of illegal drugs, according to the sheriff's office.

"While he was a tough K9 to criminals, he was also a very lovable K9 to kids that he met," Cpl. Peter Sabella said in the post. "He has been to many community events where kids were able to come up and pet him, and safely watch him demonstrate his work."

Photos courtesy Forsyth County Sheriff's Office