A Tishomingo County lineman is recovering after being seriously injured while working to restore power following a winter storm.
Denny McGuff, an employee of the Tishomingo County Electric Power Association, was electrocuted while on the job during restoration efforts after the recent storm that caused widespread outages across the county.
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According to a GoFundMe page organized by family friend Kristy Morgan, McGuff was airlifted to a hospital in Birmingham, where he was initially listed in critical condition. Doctors were forced to amputate his left arm due to the severity of his injuries.
The fundraiser states that following the initial surgery, physicians later had to amputate McGuff’s remaining hand. He has undergone at least eight surgeries and remains not fully responsive as of the latest update.
The GoFundMe campaign was established to assist McGuff and his family as he continues his recovery.
Jon R Myers is the executive editor of Alcorn County News and the founder of the Mississippi News Group, which he started in 2013 to cover communities across North Mississippi. He also founded the Mississippi Sports Group in 2006, which grew from a single community publication into a statewide network covering high school and college athletics. He reports on local government, public safety, schools and community life in Corinth and Alcorn County, working from public meetings, agency records and interviews with the people involved. Contact him at editor@alcornnewsms.com with news tips or corrections. For a correction, include the article link and supporting source material.
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