Utah hiker’s death highlights the rare but real danger of lightning strikes

The death was the 23rd in Utah in the last 30 years.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) A lightning storm on the edge of the Salt Lake Valley ignites the sky on June 14, 2023.

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