Married NC dad, prison K-9 officer dies after he’s hit by lightning while fishing on boat

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…

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