Ohio man dies after being struck by lightning

1 dead after being struck by lightning FILE PHOTO. (iWitness7 Viewers)
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COLUMBUS — One of the people critically hurt after being struck by lightning in north Columbus has died.

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On June 29, medics were called to Northland High School on Northcliff Drive around 7:30 p.m., our news partners WBNS-10 TV reported.

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The victims were taken to Riverside Methodist Hospital in critical condition, according to police.

The coroner’s report obtained by 10TV revealed that 36-year-old Mouhamed Seye died at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center on July 4.

According to the coroner’s report, Seye’s cause of death was due to a lightning injury with cardiac arrest and thermal/electrical burns.

A man who lives directly across from the high school’s soccer field told WBNS-10 TV that he witnessed the strike.

Kevin Brown said that he was sitting outside in his garage when a storm rolled through the area around 7:30 p.m.

He said he looked up from his phone and saw lightning strike one person on the field.

“I saw the lightning come out of the sky, and it hit over in the field,” Brown said. “When it hit, it lit the person up.”

Brown described the lightning as an “orange glow,” WBNS-10 TV reported.

“Everybody else around him got knocked down,” he added. “I hope I don’t have memories of this. I’ve never seen this before — never seen a person get hit by lightning.”

Brown said he immediately called 911 after witnessing the strike.

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