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.
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