A Colorado rancher feeding his cattle was struck to d3ath by lightning along with 34 of his cows.
Mike Morgan, 51, was giving his animals food from a trailer when the bolt hit him around 2pm on Saturday, said the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office.
Bystanders and first responders performed life-saving measures on Morgan but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
‘Our deepest condolences go out to family and friends during this difficult time,’ stated the sheriff’s office.
The lightning hit an area of open pasture near the town of Rand as well as more than 100 head of cattle that were gathered around the trailer filled with hay, said the county coroner, George Crocket.
‘All but the 34 got up,’ Crocket said of the cattle.
Morgan’s wife and father-in-law were close by at the time the bolt struck and survived, he added.
