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Beloved archery instructor killed in lightning strike to be laid to rest

Robert Montgomery was coaching a group of Cub Scouts at an archery range Wednesday night when he was struck.

News 12 Staff

Jul 21, 2025, 6:46 AM

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A Burlington County community is preparing to say goodbye to a beloved archery instructor who was killed in a lightning strike in Jackson.

Robert Montgomery, 61, will be laid to rest Tuesday.

Montgomery was coaching a group of Cub Scouts at an archery range Wednesday night when he was struck.

Fourteen other people were injured in the incident.

He is the second person in New Jersey to die from a lightning strike this month.

Visitation begins at 9 a.m. Tuesday in Cinnaminson.

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