A rancher in Colorado has died, alongside dozens of his cows, when he was hit by a lightning strike.
Mike Morgan was feeding his cattle from a trailer when he was struck, killing him and 34 cows over the weekend, officials say.
The 51-year-old sadly died at the scene despite the efforts of medical staff, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said.
The lightning bolt struck on wide open pasture, knocking over around 100 head of cattle in the trailer, outside the town of Rand, which sits 80 miles northwest of Denver.
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George Crocket, the county coroner, said out of the 100 cattle, all but 34 got back up after.
He added Morgan’s father-in-law and wife were nearby but survived the Colorado lightning strike.
He said the small community has been shocked by the incident.
It comes after six people died and five others were injured by lightning strikes during windstorms in Punjab districts in other areas of the world, also on Friday.
The storms came after sizzling heatwaves as communities were told to remain vigilant.
It’s not the only freak weather in recent times, with a Metallica concert being hit by a bolt earlier this week.
In Munich, on Friday, May 24, the heavy metal band were performing at the Olympiastadion when lightning struck and provided a backdrop as they began playing Master of Puppets.
It helped elevate their concert, as part of their M72 world tour.
One Twitter user said: “A thunderstorm happened and it made the coolest f***ing intro of all time”.
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