Cyclist killed on C&O Trail by tree branch felled by storm

This happened during yesterday's storm.

A man on a bicycle was struck by a falling tree and killed Sunday night on the C&O Canal towpath during the day’s second round of spectacular thunderstorms, which knocked out power to thousands of homes and drenched the area with rain.

The man, who was thought to be in his early 50s, was struck about 7:50 p.m. while riding in upper Montgomery County, near White’s Ferry, said Bill Line, a spokesman for the National Park Service.

Line said that the man, who had not been identified, was pronounced dead at the scene and that it “seemed clear” that a tree fell on him, knocking him off the bike.

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[Eric_W.]

Very sad to hear. Reminds me of the person who was killed by lighting at a community gathering in Maryland last year.