Rodeo athlete and his horse killed in lightning strike in Nebraska

A rodeo athlete and his horse died this month when the two were struck by lightning in a rural part of Nebraska while the man was checking on cattle, according to officials and a fundraiser.

Terrel Vineyard, 27, was on horseback when he was struck June 21, north of Oshkosh, the Garden County Attorney’s Office said in a statement to NBC affiliate KNOP of North Platte.