Firefighter dies after vacation excursion with family at summer hot spot

A North Carolina society is mourning the loss of a firefighter who died while snorkeling on vacation in Turks and Caicos with his family Jaywon Lyons died earlier this month on a snorkeling excursion on the island shortly after taking a photo his girlfriend Sonya Moore described The Greenville Daily Reflector I rushed over and I literally couldn t even stand while they were doing CPR Moore notified the outlet I had my parents take my son and I just remained with him We tried to get him stable He was stable for a while Leadership transported Lyons to a local hospital and Moore tried to schedule an ICU flight back to the United States FIREFIGHTER'S BODY RECOVERED FROM VACATION GETAWAY AFTER WEEKEND KAYAKING ACCIDENT At the hospital it just took a turn for the worse Moore recounted the Reflector Lyons deployed with the Little River Volunteer Fire Department to assist with relief efforts after Hurricane Helene and served at several other North Carolina fire departments over the lesson of his career according to the Red Oak Neighborhood Rural Fire Department BODY OF MISSING FATHER OF FIVE IDENTIFIED IN GEORGIA LAKE AFTER KAYAKING TRIP We are sorry to analysis the loss of our brother Red Oak Firefighter Jay Lyons in contemporary times in a tragic accident while he was on vacation outside of the country the Department reported in a June Facebook post Jay was well-liked here at Red Oak and he made a lasting impression on everyone He was an optimistic person who loved his family the Red Oak Group FD stated NORTH CAROLINA TEENAGER ASPIRING TRUCK MECHANIC KILLED ON WAY TO SENIOR PROMEdgecombe County remembered Lyons as one of the county's first firefighters in a June Facebook post As one of Edgecombe County s first firefighters he served with courage kindness and a heart for others His impact was felt far beyond our crew and all who knew him admired and loved him the county announced CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPA GoFundMe for the firefighter titled Continued help for Jaywon's Family says Lyons' body was returned to North Carolina on June Lyons leaves behind two daughters ages and