Lightning in Salt Lake County, Utah
Lightning July 25, 2002 · Salt Lake County, Utah
What the National Weather Service wrote
One 28-year-old male and one 23-year-old female, a husband and wife, were struck and killed by lightning near the summit of Lone Peak in the Wasatch Mountain Range just southeast of Salt Lake City. The experienced climbers saw the storm coming and were moving toward a more sheltered location when they were struck. A third climber was stunned but not injured, and climbed down for help.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5324593. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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