GoFundMe For Electrocuted Mooresville Boy Reaches $20,000

MOORESVILLE, NC — A GoFundMe established for a young boy electrocuted by a downed powerline last week has reached $20,000, according to the fundraising site.

The child, identified by family as Andrew Milholland, was simply walking home from school when he encountered a powerline adjacent to Mooresville Middle School.

He was taken by ambulance to a hospital initially and the flown to a burn unit.

Duke Energy quickly responded to clear the line following the injury.

Milholland has a long road ahead of him, according to the GoFundMe.

He's in the PICU at Wake Forest Baptist Burn Center and has gone through surgery, but is expected to have 5 surgeries in two weeks for his burns. He is in stable condition but has 3rd degree burns over 30 percent of his body.

For more information and to visit the GoFundMe, click here.