Mississippi man, horse killed by lightning strike
Published 1:00 pm Thursday, April 28, 2016
MANTACHIE, Miss. (AP) — Authorities in Mississippi say a man and the horse he was riding were struck by lightning and killed.
Itawamba County Coroner Sheila Summerford tells the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal (http://bit.ly/245lb7f ) 37-year-old Tim Edge of Mantachie was riding horses with his father Wednesday when lightning struck him and his horse.
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Summerford said Edge’s father had gone into the barn while Edge stayed outside. While in the barn, he heard a loud boom and that’s when the lightning hit.
Both Edge and his horse were killed.
