A 17-year-old hunter died after lightning struck him in a tree stand near Bernice, Louisiana.
The coroner’s office pronounced Colton Honeycutt dead at the scene, according to a Union Parish Sheriff’s Office news release posted Oct. 19.
“He perished in a very freakish act of nature yesterday while hunting,” Colton’s uncle, Craig Honeycutt, wrote in a Facebook post. “Details keep coming in slowly, but more will be known soon and arrangements are incoming.”
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It was around 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 18 when the police and fire departments responded to an “injured person” call near the community of Weldon.
Upon arrival, first responders were taken to Honeycutt’s tree stand.
“Investigators believe Honeycutt was killed by a lightning strike when thunderstorms moved through the area, just before
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