Environment and Climate Change Canada is urging people to take lightning safety more seriously.

Most of the lightning-related fatalities occur between June and August, and 94 per cent of deaths and 74 per cent of injuries have been reported to occur during that time frame.

Hasell added that on average about 10 people are killed by lighting every year and 100 to 150 others are injured.

Manitoba gets a lot of thunderstorms and lighting is the most significant threat we face as it injures and kills more people across Canada than any other summer weather event combined.