Suspected lightning strike kills man at Ross Barnett Reservoir

Horror as dad killed by freak lightening strike in front of bereft young son - The Mirror

Prison officer Santonio Catoe was fishing with his friends and nine-year-old son when a lightning strike threw him from the boat, with the former Marine leaving four children behind

Copiah County man’s body recovered from Ross Barnett Reservoir

Copiah County man’s body recovered from Ross Barnett Reservoir ByWLBT.com Staff and Howard Ballou Published|Updated RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) – A Copiah County man is dead after witnesses say he went boating during Tuesday morning’s bad weather. According to Reservoir Police Chief Carlos Dipuma, a witness saw the man going onto the Ross Barnett Reservoir as bad weather came in on Tuesday. Police received a call about an abandoned boat in the…

Suspected lightning strike kills man at Ross Barnett Reservoir

RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Investigators believe a lightning strike killed a Copiah County man on the Ross Barnett Reservoir. Reservoir Police Chief Carlos DiPuma said the department received a call about an abandoned boat at Goshen South on Tuesday, April 22. When officers arrived, they found the boat had drifted to the boat ramp. Vehicle goes into Brandon’s Crossgates Lake While officers assessed the situation, DiPuma said one of them…

Copiah County Man Dies After Boating During Storm at Ross Barnett Reservoir

A man from Copiah County lost his life after going out on the Ross Barnett Reservoir during severe weather Tuesday (April 22) morning.WLBT says Reservoir Police Chief Carlos Dipuma shared that a witness saw the man put his boat in the water as a storm was moving in.At around 10 a.m., police got a call about a boat that was unmanned in the Goshen Springs area. Officers found the empty boat near a ramp.While looking for the missing person, one off…