Safety warning after postal worker killed by lightning
ST. LOUIS, Missouri (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - The death of a letter carrier has prompted a safety warning from the U.S. Postal Service.
The postal worker was struck by lightning Tuesday afternoon in St. Louis.
A postal service spokesperson says the 34-year-old woman had just dropped off mail to one of her customers when she was struck.
She was taken to an area hospital where she was pronounced dead.
"One of our customers, who she just delivered mail to, saw this. The lightning struck her, and she was the one who contacted emergency rescue to pick her up and transport her to the hospital," said Valerie Hughes of the U.S. Postal Service.
The post office says as soon as it got word of the accident it sent out alerts to all employees to review safety procedures during severe weather.
