Roll of Honor
Incident
Mounted Deputy Nichole Shuff-Balint succumbed to injuries sustained four days earlier when the horse she was riding fell as she responded to a medical call at the Clare County Fair.
She was getting off her horse to render aid to the citizen when the horse suddenly lost its footing and fell back. Deputy Shuff suffered a serious head injury as a result.
Deputy Shuff-Balent was kept on life support so her organs could be donated.
Deputy Shuff-Balint had served as a volunteer deputy with the Clare County Sheriff's Office for two years.
Survivors
She is survived by her husband.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Mounted Deputy Shuff- Balint gave the Clare County Sheriff's Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Harrison community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Mounted Deputy Shuff- Balint.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Mounted Deputy Nichole Shuff- Balint is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In MI, 229 of 718 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.9% of this state's fallen. That is 0.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Clare County Sheriff's Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Nichole Shuff- Balint's cause is highlighted.
How Nichole Shuff- Balint Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Nichole Shuff- Balint is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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