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 Although
rare, lightning strikes are a serious threat to outdoor enthusiasts
we are often above treeline, in the middle of a lake, or in a
treestand, places not particularly safe in terms of exposure to
lightning.
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- Cape Hatteras NS, North Carolina - July 5 1997, Waldo
Morales, 18 was struck and killed on the beach near the Cape
Hatteras Lighthouse.
- Grand Teton,
Wyoming - July 26th 2003, 5 Climbers struck by lightning 1
killed.
- Brice Canyon, Utah - August 12th 2004, a 58-year-old
Dutch national who was hiking the Bristlecone Loop Trail struck by
lightning near Yovimpa Point, elevation 9,000 feet.
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Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, CA - July 2005, Steve McCullagh, 29, killed by lightning strike while hiking with scout
troop 4 miles west of Mount Whitney at an elevation of 10,700
feet. A scout also died later from lightning related injuries.
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Sequoia & Kings Canyon, CA - July 2005, Ryan Collins , 13, killed by
lightning strike while hiking with scout troop 4 miles west of
Mount Whitney at an elevation of 10,700 feet. Ryan's troop leader
was also killed in the incident.
- Camp Steiner, Utah - August 3, 2005, one boy scout was
killed and three other injured when lightning struck the log
structure they were sleeping in.
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Montrose County, Colorado, Robert Heichel, 40, from Washington
died after being struck by lightning near his hunting camp.
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Fatal Brown Bear Attacks
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