One dead after Mississippi mill accident
Published 9:34 pm Thursday, May 4, 2017
NEW AUGUSTA (AP) — One person is dead after an accident at Georgia Pacific Leaf River Cellulose mill.
According to a company news release, 28-year-old Mark Chase Thornton, of Greene County, Mississippi, died Wednesday from injuries sustained at the mill in New Augusta.
Details of the accident were not disclosed.
WDAM-TV reports the company’s statement offered condolences to Thornton’s family, friends and co-workers and said it’s working with authorities to determine “the facts related to this unfortunate incident.”