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UPDATE: The man in this story has now been identified as Gary DeVries from the Bridger area.
The following article is from the The Associated Press:
BRIDGER – Officials in south-central Montana say a Bridger man and his horse died after being struck by lightning in the Pryor Mountains.
Carbon County Sheriff Tom Reiger tells KTVQ-TV that the lightning strike occurred about 1:40 p.m. Saturday about 12 miles east of Bridger.
Reiger says the man was taking part in a branding party when the lightning strike occurred.
The man’s name has not been released.
Source: The Associated Press
Posted by Haylie Shipp
