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2024-05-29 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Colorado rancher is killed along with 34 of his cattle in freak lightning strike

[Daily Mail, where Amreica gets it news]

Rancher Mike Morgan, 51, was struck by lightning while feeding his cows

His wife, 200 feet away at the time of the strike, was thrown from her horse

Morgan leaves behind his wife and 17-year-old daughter

Sometimes, 'tall in the saddle' is a bad thing.

Posted by Skidmark 2024-05-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top

#1 Died with his boots on doing what he loved.

Posted by Besoeker 2024-05-29 07:18|| 2024-05-29 07:18|| Front Page Top

#2 Lightning gets more dangerous at higher elevations. You might not even see or hear the storm it's coming from, but you are the 'closest point' to source. On an open range with no trees, you are the lightning rod.

The area wherein this gentleman was killed is non-mountainous, but at an elevation around 7,500-8,500 feet (2,300-2,600 meters for our non-imperial friends), so fairly high up.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2024-05-29 07:57|| 2024-05-29 07:57|| Front Page Top

#3 Pretty common story around here. Every year there is one of several cows being killed by lightning and around every 5-6 a human is killed with them.

Posted by DarthVader 2024-05-29 14:44|| 2024-05-29 14:44|| Front Page Top

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