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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Michelle Del Rey

Pictured: The Colorado rancher killed with 34 cows in freak lightning strike

CBS

A lightning strike in Colorado killed a rancher and 34 of his cows in Jackson County on Saturday, adding to the death toll of devastating storms that have swept across the US over Memorial Day weekend.

The strike killed 51-year-old Mike Morgan on his property in Rand, about 120 miles northwest of Denver, at the end of “branding day,” when members of the community typically pitch in to help brand cattle, according news outlets.

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