Community mourns sudden loss of young man struck by lightning


              Lightning strikes over Mount Nittany in State College, Pa., Tuesday, June 23, 2015, as a thunderstorm moves through Centre County. Severe weather that pounded the Midwest and spawned tornadoes shifted on Tuesday to the East Coast, where tornado warnings were issued in several states and rainstorms were strong enough to stop train service. (Nabil K. Mark/Centre Daily Times via AP)
Lightning strikes over Mount Nittany in State College, Pa., Tuesday, June 23, 2015, as a thunderstorm moves through Centre County. Severe weather that pounded the Midwest and spawned tornadoes shifted on Tuesday to the East Coast, where tornado warnings were issued in several states and rainstorms were strong enough to stop train service. (Nabil K. Mark/Centre Daily Times via AP)

RHEA COUNTY, TN (WRCB) - Spending time outside in the summer can sometimes be as dangerous as it is fun. A family and community in Rhea County know this too well as they mourn the sudden death of a young man and son who was killed by a lightning strike this week.

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