DENVER—A Denver man has died after being struck by lightning while hiking on a Colorado peak.
The woman's non-life threatening injuries came as a result of the ancillary electrical current from the strike that hit her husband, according to the Boulder County Sheriff's Office.
Officials say a call was made to 911 around 1 p.m. notifying authorities the man was unconscious and not breathing and that a passerby had started CPR.
Officials did not release their names, pending notification of his family.
Rescue personnel arrived and found the injured couple about a quarter-mile up from the Bear Creek trailhead 37 miles northwest of Denver.
Officials say the man was airlifted to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
Dozens Injured After Lightning Struck Group on Independence Day
Authorities say lightning struck at a popular river gathering spot in South Carolina on Independence Day, killing a man and injuring as many as a dozen other people.The spot is remote, and pouring rain and unpaved back roads made it difficult to reach.
WPDE reported that three people were taken to a hospital, and one died shortly thereafter. He was identified as Ryan Gamble, 44, of Andrews, the TV station said, quoting Georgetown County Deputy Coroner Chase Ridgeway. The other two had minor injuries and were being held for observation, the station said.
“We were just sitting in the river waiting for the storm to blow over,” survivor Joseph Dalzell told the station. “The lightning hit the tree and ran through all of us.”
Asked what it felt like, survivor Billie Camlin replied, “Like a shock through your body. Indescribable.”
Camlin said everyone who was affected belonged to one group of family and friends, ranging in age from 9 to 46.
Georgetown County Emergency Manager Sam Hodge says the lightning struck a spot along the river known for its bar and beach.