13 year old boy killed by ligntning in FF

News Release
OPP

(Fort Frances, Ontario) On May 30th, officers from the Fort Frances Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police investigated a sudden death.
At approximately 6:00 p.m. an active weather system developed in the Fort Frances area. A lightning strike occurred in the area of the St. Francis Sports Field near a group of youth that were playing. Bryce Devoe, age 13, of Fort Frances was transported by paramedics to LaVerendrye Hospital where he was pronounced dead by medical staff. Children that had been playing in the area at the time of the lightning strike were taken to Hospital as a precautionary measure and treated for minor injuries.