Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park, CO - July 11, 2014
Rebecca Teilhet, 42, of Yellow Springs, OH, was killed by a lightning strike while hiking in the mountains on Friday. Her husband, Justin Teilhet was taken to the hospital along with 6 other people.
Justin, a potter, and Becky were hiking after the Cherry Creek Arts Festival. They were well known in the art fair community exhibiting his distinctive porcelain pottery.
More info: http://www.9news.com/story/news/local/2014/07/12/trail-ridge-road-lightning-strike/12578855/
This news story shares a lot of information about how you can protect yourself from being a victim of lightning.
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Here is Rebecca's obituary: http://ysnews.com/news/2014/07/rebecca-teilhet
Her funeral is on 7/18 in Yellow Springs, OH. I spoke with artists yesterday at the Ann Arbor Art Fair. Potter Chris Rom will be attending and others who can get away.
A little more information about Rebecca and her terrible accident: http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/news/yellow-springs-woman-struc...