Lightning — Park, Wyoming
2010-06-20 · near Pitchfork, Park, Wyoming
1
Direct deaths
Event narrative
A developing thunderstorm produced a single bolt of lightning that killed a 70-year-old man during a camping and fishing trip to Upper Sunshine Reservoir southwest of Meeteetse. The man and his son went to shore to avoid the developing storm. The man was struck when he attempted to gain better cell phone reception from a hill. Bystanders and emergency responders performed CPR but to no avail.
Wider weather episode
Lightning struck and killed a man southwest of Meeteetse.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 227030. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.