Lightning in Lake County, Minnesota

Lightning June 28, 1996 · Lake County, Minnesota

Death

The wider storm

A 25 year old man was struck and killed by lightning while camping in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The victim was an instructor for the Voyageur Outward Bound School. Another man was knocked unconscious. The incident occurred at a camp site near the Lake One Dam on the Kawishiwi River.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5583418. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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