Lightening strike kills Austrian father of four

Lightning struck and killed a 50-year-old married father of four after he and a friend were caught in a sudden thunderstorm as they were cutting wood in a forest, authorities said today.

The strike happened on Friday afternoon in Grein in the province of Upper Austria, where the pair were clearing wood, police said in a statement. The victim’s 58-year-old companion rushed for help, but doctors who arrived at the scene said the man died instantly.