ROME, Maine (AP) – A Rhode Island man was killed Sunday afternoon when he was struck by lightning while fishing on Little North Pond.

Authorities said Stephen Pimental, 49, of Pawtucket, R.I., was fishing on a boat with a friend when a storm hit around 3 p.m.

The men tried to wait out the storm in a cove, but officials say Pimental was struck by lightning while sitting on an elevated seat in the boat. His friend was not harmed.