Injured firefighter dies after weekend accident
A Macon County firefighter died Tuesday after suffering a traumatic brain injury in an accident on the job Saturday afternoon.
Darrell Plank, 29, was hit in the head by a metal coupling as a fire hose snagged on the truck at the scene of a fire off Ga. 128 near Taylor County.
The 10-year veteran’s skull was seriously fractured and, according to a Facebook page devoted to prayers for his recovery, he suffered a stroke on the left side of his brain.
Plank was a father to five children, a carpenter by trade and a man of deep faith and conviction, Fire Chief Micah Kauffman said.
Information from Telegraph archives was used in this report.
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This story was originally published May 23, 2017 at 8:11 PM with the headline "Injured firefighter dies after weekend accident."