Lightning strike kills farmer in Quezon

Lightning strike kills farmer in Quezon

Lightning strike kills farmer in Quezon

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LUCENA CITY — A 59-year-old farmer died Monday after lightning allegedly struck him in Gumaca town in Quezon province, police said.

The Quezon police said in a report on Tuesday, July 9, that “Fernando,” a barangay tanod (village watchman), was found dead at around 3:30 p.m. on a farm in Barangay Casasahan.

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He bore signs of burns on his right arm that investigators believed were caused by lighting that eventually caused his death.

The report said there were no signs of foul play.

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His family said Fernando left the house around 6 a.m. to attend to their farm animals but did not return.

Police have recorded his death as due to a “suspected lightning strike.”

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