St. Lucie County Sheriff Richard Del Toro swore in 12 children from the Make-A-Wish Foundation as junior deputies on Wednesday. The young honorees received badges, toured the sheriff's office, and watched demonstrations from the helicopter unit, SWAT team, and K-9 officers.
Twin siblings Mia and Daryl Nyack were among the new junior deputies. In 2023, Mia was diagnosed with aplastic anemia and needed a bone marrow transplant. Her twin brother Daryl donated his bone marrow to save her life. Another junior deputy, Tobias, was diagnosed with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 2022 and experienced rare complications. Sheriff Del Toro said the ceremony was one of the greatest days in his career.