Lightning Kills Tillsonburg Man

Monday, 1 August 2016 08:16

52 year old David Johnson is dead after he was struck by lightning Sunday afternoon.

TILLSONBURG - OPP officers say a man is dead after he was struck by lightning at his Tillsonburg home.

They say 52 year old David Johnson was mowing his lawn at around 3:15pm on Sunday July 31st when he was hit by the lightning.

Oxford OPP and other emergency services were called to the home and transported Johnson to a local hospital before he was pronounced dead.

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