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Lightning Strikes 2 Dead In Maine

http://wbztv.com/local/lightning.kills.man.2.774933.html

STANDISH, Maine (AP) ― Jul 19, 2008 12:07 pm US/Eastern

Lightning strikes during a storm that rolled through
the North Shore in Wenham, Mass., Friday evening. WBZ


Authorities have identified the man and woman killed when struck by lightning outside their home in Standish.

The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office says the victims were 22-year-old Anthony Clarke
and 28-year-old Krysta Bearor. Their names were released Saturday after relatives were notified.

Officials said three small children were at home Friday evening when lightning struck.

Investigators said Clarke and Bearor had gone outside to retrieve a pair of eyeglasses the family
dog had taken from one of the children.

The lightning deaths were the 19th and 20th recorded this year by the National Weather Service.