Lightning in Pitkin County, Colorado
Lightning July 24, 1997 · Pitkin County, Colorado
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Death
The wider storm
A man was struck by lightning and fell off a cliff while hiking up a ridge above Capitol Creek. The county coroner determined the cause of death was the lightning and not the subsequent fall.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5610806. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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