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Father and Daughter Killed by Lightning in Jiquipilas, Chiapas

The family declined transfer to the forensic service under local customary practices.

Overview

  • Municipal police and Protección Civil concluded the deaths resulted from a direct electrical discharge during a severe thunderstorm.
  • Relatives found the victims Tuesday under a tree near a stream in the Miguel Hidalgo ejido after they did not return the previous night.
  • The victims were identified by family members as Oliver Solar and his daughter Arianne, who had ridden out to a nearby colonia on horseback.
  • Both horses were discovered dead at the scene alongside the victims.
  • Civil-protection guidance circulated after the incident urged people to avoid trees, open fields and water during storms and to seek enclosed shelter.