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Officer struck by lightning while helping in Joplin has died

June 4, 2011 By admin

The police officer struck and severely injured by lightning while helping in the aftermath of the Joplin tornado has died.

Jefferson “Jeff” Taylor, a Riverside police officer who volunteered to go to Joplin, died Friday at a Springfield hospital. Taylor was among the dozen emergency workers from Riverside who responded to Joplin. He and another officer were providing security and helping with traffic during a thunderstorm the day after the tornado struck. The other officer suffered only minor injuries from a lightning strike.

Riverside is a community in the Kansas City metro area. Taylor is the first Riverside officer to die in the line of duty. He was 31.

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