Hunter Killed By Lightning In New Mexico
From Tulsa World: _An Ottawa County teacher on a hunting vacation was hit by lightning and died in the Gila...
From Tulsa World:
_An Ottawa County teacher on a hunting vacation was hit by lightning and died in the Gila National Forest, according to the New Mexico State Police.
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_Harry “Butch” Beggerly, 61, of Miami, died Sunday evening while hunting near Quemado Lake. . . .
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_Beggerly took the blunt end of the strike which knocked him onto his back . . . .
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_[T]he lightning strike caused [hunting partner Shannon] Thomas to loose feelings in his legs; but, despite his own injures crawled over to Beggerly’s body and attempted CPR. . . .
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When first responders arrived, both men were taken by ambulance to Springerville, Ariz., where Beggerly was pronounced dead.