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In a heart-stopping moment for Free State farmer Pierre van Eeden, a bolt of lightning struck dangerously close to where a group of cattle had been standing just minutes before. The incident occurred Monday afternoon at the Heuninglaagte farm in the Edenville district, creating a tense situation for the farmer and his workers. Pierre was busy planting around 4 pm when the storm rolled in. Initially, he was unaware of the lightning strike. His brothers-in-law, Eppie Hanekom and Ketsi Cleote, working at the barn, heard the loud sound and witnessed smoke rising from the field. The lightning struck a line wire, melting the top wire. Pierre speculates:.

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