On 07-01-13, at
about 3:52 pm the Sheriff’s Office Dispatch center received a call for an
elderly female who was struck by lightning, in a campground near the Kennedy
Meadows area. The female was unconscious and CPR was in progress. Cal Fire and
Ambulance personnel were dispatched to assist. When they arrived it was
determined the female was deceased.
A Tuolumne County
Sheriff Coroner was dispatched to handle the situation. The coroner discovered
the deceased, identified as Christine Ann Adrian, 66 yrs old, of Sonora was not struck by lightning. There were no
obvious entry or exit wounds that would be associated with being hit by
lightning.
Family members
reported the lightning struck the trees above their camp site. Other family
members were next to Adrian
at the time and were not affected. An autopsy is pending to determine the cause
of death.
Thank you,
Sgt. James Oliver
Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office
