Hiker Dies After Lightning Strikes ‘Tin Shack’ on Utah Mountain

One headline mentions a 'Tin Shack' as the strike location, while the other specifies a mountain summit.

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What happenedThe 19-year-old man sought shelter with nine other people in a metal structure atop Mount Timpanogos on Friday, officials said.

What changedThe left frames it as "Hiker Dies After Lightning Strikes ‘Tin Shack’ on Utah Mountain". The right frames it as "Hiker dies after lightning strike near Mount Timpanogos summit".

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Different Spin. The left frames it as "Hiker Dies After Lightning Strikes ‘Tin Shack’ on Utah Mountain". The right frames it as "Hiker dies after lightning strike near Mount Timpanogos summit".

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Sep 19, 7:46 PM: Deseret News joined the source map.

Sep 20, 12:21 AM: New York Times US joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 25/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.

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New York Times US1h ago

Hiker Dies After Lightning Strikes ‘Tin Shack’ on Utah Mountain

‘Tin Shack’

The 19-year-old man sought shelter with nine other people in a metal structure atop Mount Timpanogos on Friday, officials said.

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Deseret News5h ago

Hiker dies after lightning strike near Mount Timpanogos summit

summit

A 19-year-old hiker died Friday after lightning struck near a shelter on Mount Timpanogos, according to the Utah County Sheriff's Office.

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