2nd Person Dies After Poughkeepsie Lightning Strike: Officials

The second of five people who were struck by lightning when a powerful officials said..

The 46-year-old man was pronounced dead Wednesday morning after being struck by lighting at Mansion Square Park in Poughkeepsie on Aug. 12, according to a spokesman for the Vassar Brothers Medical Center.

Four other people were also struck by lightning in the powerful storm; a 50 year-old man was pronounced dead that day. 

Officials had said the victims appeared to be near a bench under a large tree in the center of the park. 

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