MAURY, N.C. (WNCN) — An eastern North Carolina married father of two who worked as a prison officer died last week from a lightning strike while he was out fishing, officials said.
Santonio Catoe served as the K-9 officer at Eastern Correctional Institution in Maury in Greene County, according to a North Carolina Department of Adult Correction news release.
Catoe “tragically” died after he was hit by lightning while on his fishing boat, the news release said…