Man dies after being struck by lightning

By News Staff

Posted Aug 17, 2012 07:43:55 AM.

This article is more than 5 years old.

A 48-year-old man from Mexico has died in hospital after being struck by lightning on a farm near Port Dover.

He had been working in the field of a ginseng farm when he was hit by a lightning bolt on Wednesday.

The ministry of labour is investigating the incident.

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