Boat Capsize Killing One Person After Lightning Struck Boat on Bear River
Early Sunday morning, a boat carrying three fishermen was struck by lightning and capsized on Bear River where one person drowned.
Chief Palmer said two of the individuals were able to swim to shore and were then transported to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Read more here
We are sending our deepest condolences to the family and friends of the deceased. We also want to send our well wishes to the other two fishermen on board—special thanks to the SAR teams for their dedicated work. Please be safe out there!
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