Clay Electric Cooperative is naming the lineman who was killed while working to restore power in the Gainesville area Tuesday.
In a Facebook post the company said William “Ziggy” Ziegenfelder, 56, was found unresponsive in a rural area of Alachua County and was not able to be revived by CPR.
Thunderstorms across the area on Tuesday caused widespread outages, affecting members in the Gainesville, Keystone Heights & Lake City areas, the utility said.
“We are deeply saddened by this loss of one of our own,” said Clay Electric General Manager/CEO Ricky Davis. “My thoughts and prayers are with Ziggy’s family and his co-workers as we work together to process this tragedy.”
The utility said Ziegenfelder started as a line worker for the co-op 3 years ago after a 20-year career at Gainesville Regional Utilities.
He is survived by his wife Christy of Gainesville and nine children.
The utility said there is an investigation into the worker’s death.
On Tuesday afternoon (June 15), a Clay Electric Cooperative lineworker was found unresponsive while working in the co-op...
Posted by Clay Electric Co-op on Tuesday, June 15, 2021
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