Olathe Man Killed By Lightning While Working In Yard
Body Discovered 6 Hours Later
POSTED: 11:54 am MDT May 13,
2004
A man from Olathe, Colo., was killed Wednesday after he was struck by lightning while doing yard work at a friend's house 8 miles southwest of Montrose.Jose Manuel Lemus-Rodriguez , 34, was found dead in the yard along with a family dog. Both had burns consistent with a lightning strike.The Montrose County coroner said 56 lightning strikes were recorded within five miles of the property around the time that Lemus-Rodriquez was killed.
Although he was believed to have died around 9:30 a.m., his body wasn't discovered until 3:30 p.m., the coroner said.He is survived by a wife and four children, ranging in age from 6 to 15.Lemus-Rodriguez's death is the first lightning fatality in Colorado this year.Six people died from lightning strikes in Colorado during 2003. The state averages three lightning fatalities annually.
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