Lightning — Boulder, Colorado

2019-07-14 · near Eldorado Canyon State Park, Boulder, Colorado

Event narrative

Two hikers were struck by lightning on Bear Peak off the Bear Peak Trail. The male hiker sustained a direct lightning strike and died later at the hospitail. The female hike sustained minor injuries from an indirect strike.

Wider weather episode

A Denver man was killed and his wife injured after he was struck by lightning when the two were hiking near the Bear Peak West Ridge Trail. The man was likely hit from a direct lightning strike to his upper body. His wife was not directly hit, but injured by the electrical current from the strike that hit her husband.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 826570. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.