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"ASHEVILLE -- A Tennessee man says he planned to propose to his girlfriend along a North Carolina hiking trail when she was struck and killed by lightning. Richard Butler, 30, of Knoxville tells the Asheville Citizen-Times that he took Bethany Lott to Max Patch Bald, near Asheville. He says that he wanted his 25-year-old girlfriend to think the two were only on a hike but that he had a ring in his pocket and was planning to ask her to marry him. Heavy rain let up as the two walked toward the bald, but more bad weather returned. Butler said Lott, who was ahead of him, turned around. "She said, 'God, baby, look how beautiful it is.' " There were three lightning strikes. The third hit her and jumped to him. "

Read more: http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/06/08/520316/lightning-strike-kills-woman-before.html#ixzz0qJFXz0yx

6/8/2010 8:03:42 PM

6/8/2010 8:06:20 PM

he lucked out

6/8/2010 8:06:25 PM

wow that article is super sad

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"As rescuers tried to bring Lott back to life, Butler said he crouched near her body. "I put the ring on her finger while the EMTs were working on her," he said. "They are listing me as her fiancé in the obituaries.""

6/8/2010 8:07:00 PM

[Edited on June 8, 2010 at 8:07 PM. Reason : not a dick]

6/8/2010 8:07:17 PM

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""I put the ring on her finger while the EMTs were working on her," he said. "They are listing me as her fiancé in the obituaries.""

not to be insensitive but .... how are they so sure she would have said yes

6/8/2010 8:07:20 PM

6/8/2010 8:07:59 PM

I don't think it really matters once God has spoken His mind on the proposal.

6/8/2010 8:08:17 PM

GOD SAYS NO

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If anyone objects to this marriage, let them speak now or forever hold their piece

6/8/2010 8:16:03 PM

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"HOLD THEIR PIECE"

?????

?????

6/8/2010 8:18:15 PM

exactly

6/8/2010 8:18:34 PM

lol @ hold their piece

6/8/2010 8:18:42 PM

Zeus was all like "fuck this marriage"

But no, seriously, that is really sad.

6/8/2010 8:19:12 PM

ladies of TWW, would you consider going out with this guy to be off limits? or is it true that lightning never strikes the same guys fiance more than once?

6/8/2010 8:20:09 PM

Well I'd probably stay away from him for a while. Mostly likely some pretty major mental issues going to be happening.

6/8/2010 8:21:38 PM

Misleading article titles ITT

6/8/2010 8:25:54 PM

6/8/2010 8:29:47 PM

6/8/2010 8:54:59 PM

sounds like it wasn't meant to be

6/8/2010 9:06:14 PM

That's some NC State shit.

6/8/2010 9:14:59 PM

God disapproved. I would imagine that they had fornicated.

6/8/2010 9:15:24 PM

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Win.

6/8/2010 9:52:15 PM

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"There were three lightning strikes. The third hit her and jumped to him."

You know the rule....3 strikes, and you're out.

6/8/2010 10:58:23 PM

^^ haha I thought about making a CSI joke along those lines but figured no one would get it

6/8/2010 11:01:11 PM

It looks like Bethany just struck out



YYYYEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!






:-\

6/8/2010 11:06:01 PM

It seems Bethany found the proposal shocking.

YEEEEEEEAAHHHHHHHHHHHH

6/8/2010 11:22:53 PM

man that is fucked

6/8/2010 11:47:56 PM

That sucks.

6/8/2010 11:51:47 PM

6/9/2010 12:04:52 AM

while that sucks about those people...these csi things have been pretty epic

6/9/2010 12:06:07 AM

I can only hope that my death will be epic enough to make CSI jokes out of.

6/9/2010 12:15:15 AM

Hell YEEEEEEEAAHHHHHHHHHHHH, if I got struck by lighting, I'd want a CSI joke at my funeral.

Btw, with his odds, he should play the lotto...

Also, on another note, what woman would date him now? He's damaged goods. "What happened to your last girl?", "Oh you know, she got tazered by god".



Now I feel bad.

6/9/2010 12:48:43 AM

"My last relationship ended badly."
"What happened?"
"She died."

6/9/2010 12:51:03 AM

Man this fucking sucks but if you make fun of it you're testing the beast.

No really, this is sad as shit.

6/9/2010 12:54:32 AM

I come from a family that jokes about death on a regular basis. We also have loud drunken parties for the recently departed. Irish Catholic funerals rock

6/9/2010 1:01:40 AM

It's like HAHA DIED *BZZZZT*

6/9/2010 1:02:22 AM

^^ awesome!

Maybe there is a hotter girl for him.

6/9/2010 2:15:51 AM

he was shocked when his wife died

6/9/2010 3:04:22 AM

She blasphemed--used the Lord's name in vain.

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^Awesome.

[Edited on June 9, 2010 at 4:09 AM. Reason : Shammy]

6/9/2010 4:07:36 AM

6/9/2010 4:11:32 AM

Looks like his fiancée bolted.

YEEEEEEEAAHHHHHHHHHHHH

6/9/2010 4:15:54 AM

6/9/2010 6:01:55 AM

Looks like their plans got struck down...


YEEEEEEEAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

6/9/2010 7:35:50 AM

common sense would have prevented this

6/9/2010 8:14:40 AM

and God said, never settle for less my son, and laid his judgment upon the land.

6/9/2010 8:41:35 AM

^^ Yeah, doesn't seem all that smart to go hiking when rain is in the forecast.

6/9/2010 9:17:17 AM

lol @ chain lightning

6/9/2010 9:29:51 AM

6/9/2010 9:30:35 AM

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"Yeah, doesn't seem all that smart to go hiking when rain is in the forecast."

Oh lawd. What's a thru-hiker to do then?

Being struck by lightning on the AT is about on par with being attacked by velociraptors on my list of concerns.

6/9/2010 10:33:41 AM

^ Sounds to me like you better be real concerned about a fucking velociraptor ninja'ing your ass.

6/9/2010 10:39:46 AM