A runner in Elk-City, Kansas, was killed when he reached the finish line in a long marathon after being struck by lightning, BBC News reported.
The lightning shocked runner Thomas Stanley 33, when he approached the end of the marathon, which was estimated at a distance of 50 kilometers, did not help the attempts of coaches and other runners in the ambulance and died of his injury.
The runner left a wife and three children. In one day, more than $ 45,000 was raised to help them, and his wife received a winning medal on his behalf.