Overwhelmingly, more males than females are killed by lightning, with most deaths falling in the age group from 10-39.
Lightning is Utah's number one weather-related killer.
48 individuals have been killed by lightning in Utah since 1950. The county in Utah that has had the most lightning deaths is San Juan with 6. Rain from a passing thunderstorm wet the ground and sheep, causing the lightning's electrical discharge to move completely through the herd of female sheep and lambs. The sheepherder was knocked temporarily unconscious, but escaped death because he was in a tent. However, burned spots on his canvas tent revealed that he probably missed the fate of the sheep by only a slim margin.