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Tillsonburg Man Dies After Being Struck By Lightning

A Tillsonburg man has died after being struck by lightning.

The Ontario Provincial Police say on Sunday around 3:15pm, the man was struck by lightning while cutting the lawn at his home on Glendale Dr.

Police, fire crews and EMS responded to the home around 3:44pm, and the man was rushed to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

The man has been identified as 52-year-old David Johnson of Tillsonburg.

Police say they are no longer investigating the incident.

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