WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Polk County Deputy Christopher Broadhead died Monday, Aug. 23, after contracting COVID-19, the sheriff's office said. He was 32 years old.
Broadhead began his career working in patrol in November 2011 with the Polk County Sheriff's Office, according to a news release. He was an investigator in property crimes, robbery and homicides.
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A Polk County deputy is currently on a ventilator battling COVID-19 after his family contracted the virus last month. To help with medical expenses, a GoFundMe page has been set up.
The Polk County Sheriff's Office did not identify the deputy, but a spokesperson for GoFundMe says the man is 32-year-old Deputy Sheriff Chris Broadhead.
According to the spokesperson, Broadhead and his family contracted the virus at the end of July, with his 1-year-old daughter in and out of the hospitals for four days.
Broadhead is the sole provider for his wife and five children, the spokesperson says.
"Right now we have a young member in his 30s in the hospital in critical condition on a ventilator with COVID-19," Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said in a statement. "Please pray for him and continue to offer support to his family.”
So far, $1,475 has been raised for Broadhead. The goal is $10,000.
