By Leila Merrill
MARSHALL COUNTY, Ky. — A member of the Gilbertsville Fire Department who was seriously injured on Feb. 23 has been through multiple surgeries and continues to recover, WPSD Local 6 reported Monday.
Firefighter Michael Bynum responded to a crash at the Tennessee River Bridge along Interstate 24.
Multiple wrecks happened that night on the icy bridge. A child was killed in one of them, and in another, Bynum was crushed by a semi.
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He has been hospitalized since then. Doctors at UK Trauma Center’s ICU have kept Bynum’s abdomen open as they continue to work on his internal and external injuries.
Gofundme and shirt sale fundraisers are ongoing.
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