Lightning kills man as storms rip state
This is an excerpt from an article that appeared in The Ithaca Journal (Ithaca New York) on July 8, 1994 Fri: Victim was hit by bolt bouncing off tree
Albany (AP) - A bolt of lightning from a violent thunderstorm instantly killed a man while he was doing yard work. Michael J. Kisselback, 34, of Albany was holding a metal weed trimmer when he was hit by the bolt just before 4 p.m. Thursday, police said.
A landscaper, Kisselback was working on the yard of a house at the time. Police said he was crossing a parking lot when he was struck, but a fire official said Kisselback was under a tree and was hit by a bolt that bounced off the tree. Emergency crews could not resuscitate him, and he was pronounced dead at St. Peter's Hospital at 5:40 pm, Officer Kevin Reedy said.