According to Lee County Sheriff Jim Johnson, a search is underway for a man who was swept away after trying to swim across Twentymile Creek near Guntown. First responders are searching near County Road 2578, just east of Guntown.
According to Sheriff Johnson, the first responders, with the assistance of the Itawamba County Sheriff’s Office, are searching for a 37-year-old white man.
While the creek is normally slow flowing and relatively shallow, according to USGS the water levels are currently sitting around a depth of around 13 feet, and according to the Army Corps of Engineer data, is flowing at around 850 cubic feet per second after intense rain showers in the area this week.
Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."
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