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Lightning Strike At National Park Kills Ohio Woman

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Lightning has been blamed in the deaths of two visitors at Rocky Mountain National Park.42-year-old Rebecca Teilhelt of Yellow Springs, Ohio was killed on Friday. 52-year-old Gregory Cardwell of Nebraska was killed Saturday. 10 other people were injured in the dual strikes. A spokesperson says they are the park's first lightning fatalities since 2000.

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