Man dies after being struck by lightning after Missouri rodeo [Video]

A severe weather alert was issued for Johnson County, Missouri, more than a half hour before emergency workers arrived to treat a lightning strike victim in the parking lot of the annual rodeo in Holden.Dr. Rob Espey, 53, died after being struck by lightning.According to his biography page for the Crain Veterinary Center in Grain Valley, Espey followed in his father’s footsteps, both men graduating from the University of Missouri School of Veterinary Medicine.After graduation, Rob joined his father, Jerry, at Crain in 1998. Rob’s biography also states that he loves to spend time with his wife and two kids and watch rodeos.“My heart goes out to the family,” said Darrin Tobias, Johnson County Emergency Management Agency director.Tobias said on Friday night that a severe storm had already produced up to 2,500 lightning strikes before it reached Johnson County.His agency uses the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System or IPAWS …