MILLINOCKET (AP) – A Portland man was struck and killed by lightning while camping at Baxter State Park, authorities said.

The victim, identified as 24-year-old Evans Huber of Peak’s Island, was camping at Katahdin Stream Campground with his younger brother and mother during a strong thunderstorm when lightning struck a tree near the campsite Saturday night.

Park officials said the lightning deflected from the tree and struck Evans and his brother, 18-year-old Emmett Huber. Baxter State Park staff responded to the scene and attempted to revive the elder Huber but were unsuccessful.

Emmett Huber was transported to Millinocket Regional Hospital with 1st and 2nd degree burns to his feet. Officials said Huber’s mother, Lois Tiedeken, was uninjured.

According to officials, it was the third lightning-caused fatality in the park’s recorded history.

In 1968 a man was struck and killed while in his tent at Chimney Pond, and in 1990, one fatality resulted when a Boy Scout troop was struck by lightning on Pamola Peak, officials said.

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