A man is dead, and his elderly father is clinging to life after they were struck by lightning while playing golf on Sunday.
The incident occurred at The Bridges Golf Course in Gunter just after 5 p.m., officials said.
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The septuagenarian survivor remains hospitalized in critical condition. His son, believed to be in his 40s, died at Celina Methodist Hospital.
The lightning strike was one of thousands brought to North Texas by storms that hit the region late Sunday.
Bad weather and strong winds also caused damage to properties and toppled trees and power lines in the city of Bonham in Fannin County.
