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Deputy Josh Moyers, 35, joined the Nassau County Sheriff's Office successful 2015.

NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. – Nassau County Deputy Joshua Moyers, who had been clinging to beingness aft helium was changeable aboriginal Friday greeting during a postulation stop, died Sunday afternoon, the Sheriff’s Office announced.

He was 29.

“It is with large sadness that I denote Deputy Josh Moyers has passed distant this afternoon, September 26, 2021 astatine 2:19 PM astatine UF Health successful Jacksonville. Please support Josh’s household and fiancée successful your thoughts and prayers arsenic we navigate this unspeakable tragedy,” Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper wrote successful a quality release.

Deputy Moyers died aft helium was changeable doubly by a fishy that deputies said was still connected the tally connected Sunday afternoon.

Leeper, who said connected Saturday that Moyers was not expected to past and added that the aesculapian unit astatine UF Health Jacksonville did everything imaginable to prevention Moyers.

“They’re immoderate of the champion of the best, and determination was conscionable thing they could bash for Josh,” Leeper said.

Leeper said the family, including Moyers’ fiancée, decided to donate his organs truthful helium was being kept live until matches could beryllium found.

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Leeper said Moyers is the 3rd lawman he’s mislaid successful the enactment of work since helium became sheriff -- and the 2nd this year. Deputy Jack Gwynes died of complications from COVID-19 successful February.

The Moyers household successful an online fundraiser asked for donations to enactment the deputy’s fiancée Ivy. So acold it has raised much than $8,500.