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KY man airlifted to Vanderbilt after being struck by lightning

MADISONVILLE, Ky. (WKRN) – A Hopkins County man was airlifted to Nashville after being struck by lightning.

Madisonville, Kentucky, firefighters say this happened on Saturday, July 2. The man’s condition is unknown at this time.

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According to the CDC, about 40 million lightning strikes hit the ground in the United States each year, and the odds of being struck by lightning in a given year are less than one in a million.