Overview

• The 65-year-old was found dead outside his home near Florence after a storm on Saturday, according to local reports.
• A preliminary reconstruction suggests the discharge reached a metal clothesline, then the dog's metal bowl, before striking the man.
• A neighbor discovered the body hours later, and emergency medical personnel and the carabinieri attended the scene.
• The medical examiner did not identify a clear exit wound during an initial inspection, and the on-call prosecutor Antonio Natale set an autopsy with Florence’s forensic institute for Wednesday.
• The case comes as recent storms produced other lightning incidents in Tuscany, including a minor injury to meteorologist Lorenzo Sestini recorded on surveillance video.