Lightning kills cattle

A FARMER says the death of six cattle found lying in a row along a fence line on his property is a warning about the dangers of lightning strikes.

Derek Shirley discovered the dead animals two days after a storm at his mother’s property in Beaudesert last month. Three calves and three cows, worth approximately $10,000, were all killed.

Mr Shirley said it was the first time he had encountered a lethal lightning strike. It is suspected standing water on the ground near the fence where the cows died contributed to the strike’s deadliness.