Lightning kills man in Hamilton
Posted July 29, 2010 1:21 pm.
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A man, believed to have been struck by lightning during a severe thunderstorm in Hamilton, has died.
Ronald McCreadie, 68, collapsed on Wednesday afternoon while walking on the West Mountain during the storm.
He was rushed to Hamilton General Hospital at around 5:30 p.m.
Police said an autopsy will be scheduled to figure out his exact cause of death.
Hamilton had been under a severe thunderstorm warning at the time.
Residents of the city also reported power outages as a result of the turbulent weather.
Thunderstorms were roaring across southern and eastern Ontario, Wednesday, causing intense lightening and torrential downpours.
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