Nearly 20 cows killed by single lightning strike in Texas
 

Nearly 20 cows killed by single lightning strike in Texas
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The day after hundreds of wild reindeer were killed by a lighting strike in central **rway, news emerged that 19 cows were killed by a single lightning strike in Hallsville, Texas, on Sunday night.

The cows had gathered under a large tree to take shelter from the storm when lightning struck the tree.

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Witness Victor Benson told KLTV, "All of a sudden, a lightning bolt came down and the cows just fell. In the blink of an eye a lightning bolt, and there was lightning everywhere, but just one (bolt) and it was over."

The dead animals were reportedly given away to neighbors for use as meat. Read more...

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