Hurricane rose to fame a decade ago when he protected then-President Barack Obama and the First Family from an intruder on Oct. 22, 2014, who had scaled the perimeter fence of the White House and

Hurricane is the most decorated K9 in United States history. He was famously known for taking down a man who jumped the White House fence during President Barack Obama’s term. Hurricane was 16 when he died.

He was the goodest boy. Hurricane, the former Special Operations Canine with the Secret Service that’s considered the most decorated K-9 in US history, has died at the age of 16. The Belgian Malinois famously took down a White House intruder in 2014 while former President Barack Obama and his family were home.