A father and son pair were standing in a open field under a tree stand while touching a metal ladder during a thunderstorm This is more for the son, since obviously the father did reproduce.
Submitted on 07/08/2020
Submitted by:
Donnie Riker
Reference:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/weathertopstories/lightning-strike-claims-2-lives-in-rural-pennsylvan
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Tracy said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
The link is incorrect - it's here : https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/07/07/Lightning-strike-claims-2-lives-in-rural-Pennsylvania/4281594168278/ - I'm tempted to put this as a DA, purely because there were 4 people sheltering, but only 2 died because they were the 2 holding the metal ladder - needs a better write-up, but that swings it for me
Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
The article Tracy linked to also indicates that there were slow moving thunderstorms in the area, so lightning was certainly not unexpected. Given that, I'm also willing to vote for a DA on this. Thanks, Donnie.