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Lightning strike kills 32 cows near Cabool
Jackie Rehwald , JREHWALD@NEWS-LEADER.COM Published 2:24 p.m. CT May 1, 2017 | Updated 11 hours ago
As he does every morning, Texas County dairy farmer Jared Blackwelder started milking his cows around 4 a.m. Saturday. He finished up just before daylight and headed back to the barn. He was about to lock the gate when lightning struck hard and close.
"It was so bright I couldn't hardly see," he said. "It just brought fire down the fences."
Later in the day when it was time to milk again, Blackwelder returned to the field and found 32 of his certified organic cows dead...
Jackie Rehwald , JREHWALD@NEWS-LEADER.COM Published 2:24 p.m. CT May 1, 2017 | Updated 11 hours ago
As he does every morning, Texas County dairy farmer Jared Blackwelder started milking his cows around 4 a.m. Saturday. He finished up just before daylight and headed back to the barn. He was about to lock the gate when lightning struck hard and close.
"It was so bright I couldn't hardly see," he said. "It just brought fire down the fences."
Later in the day when it was time to milk again, Blackwelder returned to the field and found 32 of his certified organic cows dead...