Teen dies from electrocution

A 16-year-old boy died Nov. 21 in the Brixey/Rockbridge area after he was electrocuted. 

Ozark County Sheriff Cass Martin confirmed that the boy and another juvenile were walking down a Howell-Oregon Electric Cooperative power line right-of-way while deer hunting last Friday morning when the boy grabbed a sagging electric wire hanging above them and was electrocuted. 

There was no cell phone reception in the area, and the other juvenile had to drive quite a way on an ATV to get a phone call out. 

After calling 911 and reporting the incident, emergency personnel were dispatched and CPR was performed; however, the boy was pronounced dead at the scene by Ozark County Coroner Gene Britt. 

Brixey/Rockbridge VFD has said the boy was a volunteer firefighter with their department and will be greatly missed. 

Editor’s note: The teen was homeschooled and did not attend a local school district. We add this note because readers have wondered what school the boy attended and if he was a classmate of their children.