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Tue, 08/21/2012 12:00 PM InjuredChandler Muller 0.0 Destin FL
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estinlog.com/news/miss-22868-nowhere-bolt.htmlon a boat running from storm Boat,fishing,On Water,Outside 
OUT OF NOWHERE A LIGHTNING BOLT': A miracle' for the Miss Had August 21, 2012 4:00 PM ShareThis| Print Story | E-Mail Story Tina Harbuck Lightning strike strangeness: In addition to splitting Capt. Preston Muller s glasses in half and injuring his brother Chandler, the lightning strike left some strange mementoes. "The eyes of the fish in the cooler were all blown out. "The scales were blown off the fish. "The water in the cooler was murky brown in color. A picture perfect day on the Gulf nearly took a tragic turn Friday when a bolt of lightning split a captain s sunglasses in half and knocked his brother to his knees. Capt. Preston Muller, his brother Chandler, and four others went out fishing aboard the Miss Had, a 23-foot Sea Hunt boat. It was the most beautiful day, Preston said. The group of family and friends had been fishing about 28 miles out of Destin and had hauled in amberjack, scamp, mahi mahi, mingo and king mackerel. But as time passed a dark cloud started coming up behind them, Preston said. We started keeping an eye on it, and about 1 o clock decided to call it a day and head back in. About halfway back, it surrounded us in no time, Preston said. As the rain started to fall and the chop on the water grew to 5-foot swells, Chandler started pulling out the lifejackets and made sure everybody had one. The seas had picked up so much that I could only go about 8 knots, the captain said. Then out of no where a lighting bolt, Preston said. My sunglasses were split right down the middle, Muller said. I felt it through the steering wheel. Chandler felt the jolt as well. He went down to his knees and was screaming and crying, Preston said. As soon as Chandler went down, his cousin Sid Coleman, and Buck Jehle who were aboard, leaped to his side. He was having dramatic convulsions & it was insane, Preston said. He had stopped breathing at one point. It was the scariest situation I d have ever been in, said Courtney Green, who was also aboard. It was a feeling of hopelessness and of no control, said Green, who was huddled up at the front of the boat with fellow passenger Caro Louise Jehle. We were all praying and hanging on for dear life. However, the one thing Green said she clung to and kept praying over and over again as the guys scrambled on the small boat to take care of Chandler was the scripture, Psalms 34:7 The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him, and rescues them. It was the longest hour and a half, she said. It seemed like days before they made it back in. With Chandler on the bottom of the boat, Preston had told Sid to pound him in the back in order to revive him. With everybody aboard the boat in prayer mode, Chandler came back around, Preston said. When my eyes opened, my brother was holding my hand, Chandler said. I can remember looking at him and saying I didn t want to die, Chandler recounted to The Log Monday. He said, Man I gotcha & I gotcha. But the credit goes to God. Preston was trying to drive the boat and make contact with the Coast Guard at the same time, when he saw the charter boat Perfect Shot. The captain stopped what he was doing and helped us out, Preston said. At first Capt. Brady Bowman of the Perfect Shot didn t fully understand what was going on, but he knew they were in trouble. I can deal with wind and rain, Bowman said. But lightning & you never know when it s going to happen. Bowman relayed the message to the Coast Guard and stayed there with the Miss Had until help arrived. Preston said the border patrol arrived first and then the Coast Guard cutter boat got there. By then Chandler was coherent and they took him back to Coast Guard Station Destin where he was taken by ambulance to Fort Walton Beach Medical Center for evaluation and treatment and later released that evening. It s a miracle, no other way to put it, Chandler told The Log Monday. The doctor just threw up his hands and said you re one of the lucky ones, Chandler said. Through this near-death experience, Chandler says he has a new outlook on life. You never know when lightning is going to strike, but don t wait& Quit wasting time and start helping people. That s what we re here for.
Sat, 08/18/2012 05:30 PM InjuredPaul Voit, 2 of 8 on sailboat 46.0 Minnesota Point MN
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evacuating 26' sailboat Boat,Dock/Pier/Jetty,On Water,Outside 
Lightning strikes sailboat on Lake Superior, injuring all 8 people aboard A 26-foot private sailboat was hit by lightning early Saturday night on Lake Superior near the end of Minnesota Point in Duluth, injuring all eight on board, authorities said. By: Forum Communications, SendPrint RDO Equipment Hiring Service Technicians! Excellent Benefits and High Job Satisfaction: 2 of the reasons to apply! SendPrint Paul Davis Restoration & Remodelin Moving into a new or used home? $75 OFF DUCT CLEANING & $40 OFF CARPET CLEANING. SendPrint Grand Forks Herald Download The Grand Forks Herald for iPad FREE in the App Store, courtesy of Gate City Bank. VideoSendPrint Essar Steel Now Hiring a Reliability Inspector to join us as we build a $1.6 billion state-of-the-art mine. VideoSendPrint Work For a Leader! Now hiring Inpatient RNs. Excellent benefits & employee perks program! VideoSendPrint Shooting Star Casino Now Hiring a Human Resources Manager. We offer the best wages in the area and excellent benefits! SendPrint Visit Duluth Duluth is open for you. Adventure, romance and history on the shores of the worlds greatest lake. SendPrint Dick Walsh Construction Egress Windows Minimal Dust! SendPrint RDO Equipment Hiring Service Technicians! Excellent Benefits and High Job Satisfaction: 2 of the reasons to apply! SendPrint Paul Davis Restoration & Remodelin Moving into a new or used home? $75 OFF DUCT CLEANING & $40 OFF CARPET CLEANING. Previous Next view all offers | sign up for email offers | add your business A 26-foot private sailboat was hit by lightning late Saturday afternoon near the end of Minnesota Point in Duluth, injuring all eight people on board, authorities said. Most critically injured was a 9-year-old boy who lost a pulse for a time and had CPR performed on him. The boy s condition was unclear by the Duluth News Tribune s press time. The boy was found face-down in the water by his 5-year-old brother, who turned him over, according to Duluth Assistant Fire Chief Jarry Keppers. The other passengers started CPR on him, which was continued by rescue workers who got a pulse back. The boy was in very serious condition when airlifted from the site by LifeLink Helicopter, he said. The group was near the sailboat when it was struck by lightning. They included a mother and father and the two boys, a grandmother and grandfather, and a couple who were friends of the family, according to Keppers. Everyone was injured at least somewhat, Keppers said. At least three of the adults were seriously hurt. The lightning struck the sailboat about 5:30 p.m. while it was ashore. The boat was on the lake side between the rip rap and the break wall of Wisconsin Point, authorities said. The boat had been brought to shore, seeking refuge from the storm. The Duluth Fire Department and the St. Louis County Rescue Squad were called out to the site about 5:30 p.m. as storms passed through the area. The boat was about three miles from the Sky Harbor Airport at the end of Minnesota Point near the Superior entry. Because of the difficulty getting to the remote site, which is about two miles from a road, about 25 minutes elapsed before the firefighters arrived by boat. Other responders followed by boat, all-terrain vehicles, and on foot, Keppers said. It s one of the more remote areas of the city aside from areas of the Munger Trail, Keppers said. At least here, we can use boats. Meanwhile, ambulances were standing by, and local hospitals were alerted to be ready for multiple injuries. The critically injured boy was airlifted from the boat site to Essentia Health St. Mary s Medical Center. All the others were taken by boat to Sky Harbor Airport or the Duluth Coast Guard Station. From there, they were taken by land ambulance to St. Mary s or St. Luke s hospital, Keppers said. The last of the injured was on the way to a hospital by ambulance shortly after 7 p.m. The names of the injured weren t available Saturday night. During the rescue response, the Aerial Lift Bridge was kept down. It was back in operation at 7:10 p.m., able to be raised for marine traffic. About an hour later, the sailboat that was struck was towed by the St. Louis County Rescue Squad to Fraser Shipyards in Superior. The incident happened as scattered thunderstorms moved across the Northland from north to south on Saturday afternoon when a cold front moved through the area. At 5:33 p.m. Saturday, about the time of the reported lightning strike, the National Weather Service in Duluth issued a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of Douglas County as one of the scattered storm cells strengthened near the city of Superior, Wis. The storm, moving southeast at the time, was reported to be capable of producing large hail and damaging winds, although the weather service did not relay any spotter reports of severe weather as of Saturday evening. Earlier Saturday afternoon, at 3:05 p.m. and again at 4:58 p.m., the weather service issued marine weather statements warning mariners to be aware of thunderstorms moving across the waters of western Lake Superior, capable of producing gusty winds, small hail and lightning strikes.
Sat, 08/18/2012 05:30 PM KilledLuke Voight, 1 of 8 on sailboat 9.0 Minnesota Point MN
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http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/ evacuating 26' sailboat N/A Beach,Boat,CPR,Critical,Delayed Death,Dock/Pier/Jetty,Fresh Water,Ground Strike,Indirect,Outside 
Boy dies from injuries after lightning strikes sailboat off Minnesota Point A 9-year-old boy from Iron River has died of injuries suffered when lightning hit a 26-foot sailboat near the end of Minnesota Point late Saturday afternoon. By: News Tribune staff, Duluth News Tribune VideoSendPrint Kari Toyota 2012 Toyota Avalon. $39,090* SendPrint TRENDS SALON & SPA Receive Free Travel Size Moroccanoil With a Highlight or Color Service SendPrint The Duluth News Tribune Download The Duluth News Tribune for iPad app today FREE, courtesy of National Bank of Commerce SendPrint Cash Wise Liquor Only $15.97 Smirnoff Vodka 1.75 Liter VideoSendPrint Larson Chevrolet WEEKLY SPECIAL: 2011 Chev Impala. Stock #817k. $12,878 SendPrint Great Northern Rodeo August 31 thru Sept 1. Click here to see where to get tickets! view all offers | sign up for email offers | add your business Helicopter Life Link III takes off from Sky Harbor Airport on Saturday after getting directions to respond to a report of eight people injured when a 26-foot sailboat was struck by lightning near the Superior entry. A 9-year-old boy was administered CPR until rescue personnel arrived at the remote location at the end of Park Point. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com) Rescue agencies More... EARLIER: Eight people injured after lightning strikes sailboat on Lake Superior off Duluth A 9-year-old boy from Iron River has died of injuries suffered when lightning hit a 26-foot sailboat near the end of Minnesota Point late Saturday afternoon. The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office reports that the boy - one of eight people aboard the boat injured in the lightning strike - died after being airlifted to Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center. The lightning struck the sailboat about 5:30 p.m. while it was ashore on the Minnesota side of the Superior entry. The boat had been brought to shore, seeking refuge from an approaching storm, authorities said. The boat was on the lake side between the rip rap and the break wall of the Superior entry. The group was evacuating the sailboat when it was struck by lightning, the sheriff's office said. One of the victims was able to call 911. In addition to the 9-year-old boy who died from his injuries, whose name was not released, authorities reported that those injured included Paul Voigt, 46, of Iron River; Laurie Voigt, 45, of Iron River; an unnamed 7-year-old boy from Iron River; John Lintula, 52, and Vicky Lintula, 50, both of Wisconsin; and Frank Voigt, 79, and Mary Voigt, 78, of Pierz, Minn. Duluth fire officials said Saturday that the group included a mother and father and the two boys; a grandmother and grandfather; and a couple who were friends of the family. Authorities had said Saturday that the 9-year-old boy lost a pulse for a time and had CPR performed on him. He was found face-down in the water by his brother, who turned him over, according to Duluth Assistant Fire Chief Jarry Keppers. The other passengers started CPR on him, which was continued by rescue workers who got a pulse back. The boy was in very serious condition when airlifted from the site by LifeLink Helicopter, he said. Everyone was injured at least somewhat, Keppers said of those on the boat. At least three of the adults were seriously hurt. The Duluth Fire Department, the St. Louis County Rescue Squad, the U.S. Coast Guard, Duluth Police Department and Gold Cross Ambulance were among the agencies responding to the call. The boat was about three miles from the Sky Harbor Airport at the end of Minnesota Point near the Superior entry. Because of the difficulty getting to the remote site, which is about two miles from a road, about 25 minutes elapsed before the firefighters arrived by boat. Other responders followed by boat, all-terrain vehicles, and on foot, Keppers said. It s one of the more remote areas of the city aside from areas of the Munger Trail, Keppers said. At least here, we can use boats. Meanwhile, ambulances were standing by, and local hospitals were alerted to be ready for multiple injuries. The 9-year-old boy was airlifted from the boat site to Essentia Health-St. Mary s Medical Center. All the others were taken by boat to Sky Harbor Airport or the Duluth Coast Guard Station. From there, they were taken by land ambulance to St. Mary s or St. Luke s hospital, Keppers said. The last of the injured was on the way to a hospital by ambulance shortly after 7 p.m. During the rescue response, the Aerial Lift Bridge was kept down. It was back in operation at 7:10 p.m., able to be raised for marine traffic. About an hour later, the sailboat that was struck was towed by the St. Louis County Rescue Squad to Fraser Shipyards in Superior. The incident happened as scattered thunderstorms moved across the Northland from north to south on Saturday afternoon when a cold front moved through the area. At 5:33 p.m. Saturday, about the time of the reported lightning strike, the National Weather Service in Duluth issued a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of Douglas County as one of the scattered storm cells strengthened near the city of Superior. The storm, moving southeast at the time, was reported to be capable of producing large hail and damaging winds, although the Weather Service did not relay any spotter reports of severe weather as of Saturday evening. Earlier Saturday afternoon, at 3:05 p.m. and again at 4:58 p.m., the Weather Service issued marine weather statements warning mariners to be aware of thunderstorms moving across the waters of western Lake Superior, capable of producing gusty winds, small hail and lightning strikes. Candace Renalls and Andrew Krueger of the News Tribune staff contributed to this report.
Sat, 08/18/2012 05:30 PM InjuredFrank Voight, 7 of 8 on sailboat 79.0 Minnesota Point MN
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evacuating 26' sailboat N/A Beach,Boat,Dock/Pier/Jetty,In Water,Indirect,Outside 
by Mike Strehlow Story Created: Aug 20, 2012 at 9:58 PM CDT Story Updated: Aug 20, 2012 Duluth, MN--CBS 58 News has obtained some new images of the storm that killed a young Wisconsin boy and injured members of his family. Photographer Daniel Thralow took the photos Saturday evening as he stood on a hill in Duluth, Minnesota overlooking the Lake Superior shoreline. "I set up the camera and just started catching the storm. So it kept growing and it was a very interesting cloud formation, " Thralow told CBS 58's Mike Strehlow during a phone interview Monday. A Wisconsin couple, their 2 young sons, the boys' grandparents, and another couple were trying to seek shelter from the fast-approaching storm along a beach at Minnesota Point after an afternoon of sailing on Lake Superior. Investigators say five people, including 9-year-old Luke Voigt, where still in the water when the bolt of lightning struck near the sailboat at 5:30 p.m. Saturday. "The biggest strike that I had caught was during that period, and so it did seem to hit right out there where they had been sailboating," said Thralow. The Duluth Tribune reports one of the victims told a deputy that when the lightning struck, it was like a grenade went off, blowing everyone off their feet. Luke Voigt was killed. Everyone but Luke's 7-yeear-old brother suffered injuries. They were treated and released from a Duluth hospital. Residents of the Voigt's hometown of Iron River, Wisconsin are mourning Luke's death and praying for the survivors of this tragic voyage on Lake Superior. "Oh my gosh...it's Luke Voigt. It's this family from Iron River and classmates, and schoolmates, and the lovely mother and father, and his little brother... I mean....what are you going to say, what are you going to do?" said Iron River resident Michelle Drougas.
Sat, 08/18/2012 05:30 PM InjuredVicky Lintula, 5 of 8 on sailboat 50.0 Minnesota Point MN
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evacuating 26' sailboat N/A Beach,Boat,Dock/Pier/Jetty,Indirect,Outside 
Sat, 08/18/2012 05:30 PM InjuredMay Voight, 8 of 8 on sailboat 78.0 Minnesota Point MN
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evacuating 26' sailboat Beach,Boat,Dock/Pier/Jetty,Indirect,Outside 
Sat, 08/18/2012 05:30 PM InjuredJohn Lintula, 6 of 8 on sailboat 52.0 Minnesota Point MN
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evacuating 26' sailboat N/A Beach,Boat,Dock/Pier/Jetty,Indirect,Outside 
Minnesota boy who died after lightning struck sailboat identified DULUTH, Minn. - A 9-year-old boy from Iron River died of injuries suffered when lightning hit near a 26-foot sailboat near the end of Minnesota Point late Saturday afternoon. By: Forum Communications, INFORUM VideoSendPrint Ameripride Serv Inc Benefits after 60 days and weekends off! Hiring Route Drivers! SendPrint Homark Homes Brand new modular doublewide - on our lot right now - less than $63/sq ft - click for more details SendPrint Visit Duluth Duluth is open for you. Adventure, romance and history on the shores of the worlds greatest lake. VideoSendPrint Boulger Funeral Home Click for service and price information VideoSendPrint Shooting Star Casino Now Hiring a Human Resources Manager. We offer the best wages in the area and excellent benefits! VideoSendPrint NOW Hiring! Hiring for multiple positions. Ready for a new career path? Click here to change your fututure. SendPrint RDO Equipment Hiring Service Technicians! Excellent Benefits and High Job Satisfaction: 2 of the reasons to apply! VideoSendPrint Ameripride Serv Inc Benefits after 60 days and weekends off! Hiring Route Drivers! SendPrint Homark Homes Brand new modular doublewide - on our lot right now - less than $63/sq ft - click for more details Previous Next view all offers | sign up for email offers | add your business Life Link III takes off from Sky Harbor Airport Life Link III takes off from Sky Harbor Airport on Saturday to respond to a report of eight people injured when a 26-foot sailboat was struck by lightning near the Superior entry. Clint Austin / Forum Communications DULUTH, Minn. - A 9-year-old boy from Iron River died of injuries suffered when lightning hit near a 26-foot sailboat near the end of Minnesota Point late Saturday afternoon. The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office reports that Luke Voigt - one of eight people aboard the boat injured in the lightning strike - died after being airlifted to Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth. The lightning struck the sailboat about 5:30 p.m. while it was ashore on the Minnesota side of the Superior entry. The boat had been brought to shore, seeking refuge from an approaching storm, authorities said. The boat was on the lake side between the rip rap and the break wall of the Superior entry. The group was evacuating the sailboat when it was struck by lightning, the sheriff's office said. One of the victims was able to call 911. In addition to Luke, authorities reported that those injured included Luke's parents, Paul Voigt, 46, and Laurie Voigt, 45, of Iron River; Luke's brother, Daniel Voigt, 7; John Lintula, 52, and Vicky Lintula, 50, both of South Range; and Paul Voigt's parents, Frank Voigt, 79, and Mary Voigt, 78, of Pierz, Minn. Authorities had said Saturday that Luke had lost a pulse for a time and had CPR performed on him. He was found face-down in the water by his brother, who turned him over, according to Duluth Assistant Fire Chief Jarry Keppers. The other passengers started CPR on him, which was continued by rescue workers who got a pulse back. Luke was in very serious condition when airlifted from the site by LifeLink Helicopter, he said. Everyone was injured at least somewhat, Keppers said of those on the boat. At least three of the adults were seriously hurt. The Duluth Fire Department, the St. Louis County Rescue Squad, the U.S. Coast Guard, Duluth Police Department and Gold Cross Ambulance were among the agencies responding to the call. The boat was about three miles from the Sky Harbor Airport at the end of Minnesota Point near the Superior entry. Because of the difficulty getting to the remote site, which is about two miles from a road, about 25 minutes elapsed before the firefighters arrived by boat. Other responders followed by boat, all-terrain vehicles, and on foot, Keppers said. It s one of the more remote areas of the city aside from areas of the Munger Trail, Keppers said. At least here, we can use boats. Meanwhile, ambulances were standing by, and local hospitals were alerted to be ready for multiple injuries. Luke Voigt was airlifted from the boat site to Essentia Health-St. Mary s Medical Center. All the others were taken by boat to Sky Harbor Airport or the Duluth Coast Guard Station. From there, they were taken by land ambulance to St. Mary s or St. Luke s hospital, Keppers said. The last of the injured was on the way to a hospital by ambulance shortly after 7 p.m. Authorities requested that the Aerial Lift Bridge be kept down during the rescue response. It was back in operation at 7:10 p.m., able to be raised for marine traffic. About an hour later, the sailboat that was struck was towed by the St. Louis County Rescue Squad to Fraser Shipyards in Superior. The incident happened as scattered thunderstorms moved across the Northland from north to south on Saturday afternoon when a cold front moved through the area. At 5:33 p.m. Saturday, about the time of the reported lightning strike, the National Weather Service in Duluth issued a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of Douglas County as one of the scattered storm cells strengthened near the city of Superior. The storm, moving southeast at the time, was reported to be capable of producing large hail and damaging winds, although the Weather Service did not relay any spotter reports of severe weather as of Saturday evening. Earlier Saturday afternoon, at 3:05 p.m. and again at 4:58 p.m., the Weather Service issued marine weather statements warning mariners to be aware of thunderstorms moving across the waters of western Lake Superior, capable of producing gusty winds, small hail and lightning strikes. Tags: news, duluth, accidents, minnesota
Sat, 08/18/2012 05:30 PM Injuredboy, 4 of 8 on sailboat 7.0 Minnesota Point MN
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in water near boat N/A Beach,Boat,Dock/Pier/Jetty,Fresh Water,Ground Strike,In Water,Indirect,Outside,Wet 
Duluth: Lightning strike that killed boy, 9, was 'like grenade' By Peter Passi Duluth News Tribune Posted: 08/20/2012 12:01:00 AM CDT Updated: 08/20/2012 12:26:20 PM CDT As a thunderstorm swirled, intensified and descended over the waters of Lake Superior off the end of Minnesota Point late Saturday afternoon, a sailboat with eight people aboard rushed to the relative safety of the spit's sandy shore. As hail started to fall, and the passengers were scattered on the beach, in the waves and on the boat, a bolt of lightning hit the shallow water near the 26-foot vessel. "Everyone was blown off their feet. It was like a grenade went off, and there was a blinding flash of white light," said Sgt. Wade Rasch, an investigator for the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office, recounting the words of the boat's captain. Closest to the lightning strike was 9-year-old Luke Voigt, who died from his injuries. His parents, Paul and Laurie Voigt, of Iron River, Wis., also were injured, along with other relatives. Luke's 7-year-old brother, Daniel, was on shore when the lightning hit and was not injured, officials said. On Sunday, parishioners at the Voigts' church in Lake Nebagamon grieved for the boy the parish priest described as eager, enthusiastic and full of questions about the world around him. FAMILY OUTING Jon Lintula, 52, and his wife Vickie, 50, of South Range, Wis., invited six guests for a boat ride Saturday, including Vickie's sister, Laurie Voigt, 45, and her family. Also aboard were Paul Voigt's parents, Mary and Frank Voigt of Pierz, Minn., ages 78 and 79, respectively. They were out for a sail when they noticed a dark storm cell approaching, Rasch said. The vessel quickly sought shelter between the rip rap and the concrete breakwater off the end of Minnesota Point -- also known as Park Point -- near the Superior Entry. The Lintulas' sailboat was equipped with a hinged keel, allowing them to fold it up and run their boat onto the shallow, sandy bottom. Members of the party walked ashore to take shelter on land, but Mary Voigt, Luke's grandmother, remained in the cabin of the sailboat. Frank, the grandfather, remained standing alongside in the water, Rasch said. When hail began to fall, members of the party began wading back to the boat and the shelter of its cabin, Rasch said. Luke was in the water. It was about 5:30 p.m. That's when a bolt of lightning struck. The lightning appears to have missed the ship's tall mast, striking adjacent to the boat instead, Rasch said. "If the lightning hits the mast, it charges the water all around the boat, but Luke clearly got the worst of it," he said. The 9-year-old was left floating face-down in the water; his 5-year-old brother is credited with turning him over. "The best we can tell is that the lightning must have come down either on or near Luke," Rasch said. Others in the water nearby included Laurie Voigt, Jon Lintula and Frank Voigt. Paul Voigt was only about ankle-deep in the water, and Daniel Voigt remained on land, Rasch said. The most seriously injured were those who were standing in the water at the time of the lightning strike. REMOTE RESCUE One of the victims was able to call 911 on a cellphone. The Duluth Fire Department, the St. Louis County Rescue Squad, the U.S. Coast Guard, Duluth Police Department and Gold Cross Ambulance were among the agencies who responded to the call. Because of the difficulty getting to the remote site, which is about two miles from the end of the road at Sky Harbor Airport, about 25 minutes elapsed before firefighters arrived by boat. Other responders followed by boat, all-terrain vehicles, and on foot, Duluth Assistant Fire Chief Jarry Keppers said. Luke Voigt received CPR on the scene but was pronounced dead after arriving at Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center via helicopter. Other victims were taken by boat and ambulance to Duluth hospitals. A medical examiner has yet to determine an official cause of death for Luke Voigt, but Rasch said early indications are that he died as a result of the lightning's impact. The boy was quickly retrieved from the water and did not appear to have drowned, he said. Only one person from the boating party remained hospitalized in Duluth on Sunday evening: Frank Voigt, who was listed in fair condition at Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center. After the incident the sailboat was towed to a dock at Fraser Shipyards, and Tom Crossmon, captain of the St. Louis County Rescue Squad, said it showed no apparent signs of damage. A CHURCH GRIEVES The Rev. Don Kania, priest at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Lake Nebagamon, where the Voigt family regularly worships, described an uncharacteristic scene at an after-church softball game and potluck Sunday, saying: "Everyone was in a somber mood. The (Voigt) family is in all in our prayers right now." Kania referred to the Voigts as "active members of the parish" and said: "Many people were crying in the service as they learned the news." He said Luke had just received his first Communion within the past year or so. "He was always very enthusiastic and excited," Kania said of Luke, recalling that the boy was sometimes so eager and in such a rush to speak that he could be difficult to understand. "He was full of questions about God and the world. Sometimes he would ask me questions at the end of services, when everyone was trying to say goodbye. Sometimes he would hold everyone up," Kania recalled with amusement. "Now, all his questions will be answered. I'm sure he knows a lot more about God and heaven than I do now." Paul Voigt works for the Wisconsin State Patrol. His wife, Laurie, also works for the state in the Department of Corrections. Tom Voigt, Paul's brother who lives in Pierz, Minn., said he trusts everyone will pull together to make it through this difficult time. "They're a real good family. Everyone is real close to one another," he said. But Tom Voigt said the loss of his young nephew stings everyone. "Luke was a very bright young man. He could read just about anything you put in front of him, and he always caught on quick. He was a real good kid," he said. STORM REWIND Daniel Thralow of Duluth was watching from near Skyline Parkway above downtown as the storm intensified shortly before 5:30 p.m. Saturday. "It kind of reminded me of the day of the waterspout," he said referring to the Aug. 9 Duluth funnel cloud. "I didn't want to miss that opportunity again, so I started the camera." A time-lapse video Thralow made from his photos shows the storm strengthening and lowering over the end of Park Point as bright bolts of lightning cut across the sky and down toward the lake. Time-lapse video of storm by Daniel Thralow, from about 5:10 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. Saturday: "It was amazing how far diagonally it stretched," he said of the lightning. "You expect it to go straight down, and not meander so far." Sunday's tragic accident underscores the importance of closely monitoring the weather when on Lake Superior, said Dave Phillips, St. Louis County Undersheriff. But he noted: "Looking at the radar, you could see it was a really small but intense cell that came up pretty fast." Looking back on the events, Phillips found little fault. "It sounded like they were trying to do all the right things. But this was one of those freak incidents," he said. "As a fellow boater, there's no way I would second-guess their actions," Phillips said. "But in general, this incident and others, such as the recent waterspout and the strong rip currents we've had out there off the point, show that a lot of things can happen here on the west end of Lake Superior." Candace Renalls and Andrew Krueger of the News Tribune staff contributed to this report. Print Email Font ResizeReturn to Top Facebook article commenting: How-to and questions MORE OF TODAY'S HEADLINES A's 4, Twins 1: Loss includes triple play, none left on base Burnsville: Second teen dies after car rolls down embankment, lands on I-35W Maryland: 2 college students die as train derails on bridge where they were hanging out Cottage Grove: Businesses curious about cheap rent at old city hall Big Lake: Judge won't test knife for DNA in Linda Jensen murder case Minnesota: Carlton County attorney returns to work after alcohol treatment Minnesota Supreme Court: Ruling allowing BWCA cell tower allowed to stand
Sat, 08/18/2012 05:30 PM InjuredLaurie Voight,3 of 8 on sailboat 45.0 Minnesota Point MN
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evacuating 26' sailboat Beach,Boat,Dock/Pier/Jetty,Outside 
Thu, 08/16/2012 03:07 PM Injuredwoman  43.0 Port St. John FL
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http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20120816/NEWS0inside a barn N/A Door,Indirect,Ungrounded Shelter 
A 43-year-old Port St. John woman has been hospitalized after reporting that she was struck by lightning this afternoon. The incident was reported at 3:07 p.m. in the 6300 block of Arborwood Avenue, Brevard County Fire-Rescue spokesman Lt. Jeff Taylor said. Before being taken away in an ambulance, the woman told rescuers she was inside a barn when the strike occurred. She was evaluated on scene then taken to Wuesthoff Medical Center in Rockledge with injuries that did not appear to be immediately life threatening, Taylor said. The National Weather Service this afternoon issued a warning of thunderstorms producing frequent lightning strikes in Brevard County. According to the NWS, 21 people have been killed by lightning strikes in the United States this year.
Wed, 08/15/2012 12:00 PM KilledEzequiel Cervantes-Nava 48.0 London Ontario
 Canada 
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2012/08/16/2011working in a field. 
LONDON, Ont. -- The lightning bolt that killed Ezequiel Cervantes-Nava was as clear a sign as any it's been a cursed year for migrant farm workers in Southwestern Ontario. The 48-year-old died Thursday after being struck by lightning in a Norfolk County ginseng field on Wednesday. At least 11 other migrant workers have been killed this year in Ontario's richest farm belt, including 10 on a rural road near Stratford, Ont., in February when the van they were in blew through an intersection and collided with a truck whose London driver was also killed. Another offshore worker, a 42-year-old Jamaican, was thrown from a van and died in an eerily similar crash near Brantford, Ont., last week. "It's just been a horrible year," said Stan Raper, national co-ordinator of the Agricultural Workers Alliance. He said the year got off to a brutal start for offshore labourers, with the crash in Hampstead, Ont., involving a van loaded with the Peruvian workers returning home after a long day's work on a chicken farm. Then came the blistering summer drought that ruined crops and left many workers jobless. It's also been a rough year for migrant workers - Canada relies on a small army of them - in other parts of the country, in part because late frost destroyed some of the fruit crops the offshore labourer traditionally work. "It's probably the highest (injury and death) count since the health and safety legislation came in to effect in 2006," Raper said Thursday. While the road carnage has grabbed the headlines, Raper says some workers also get struck by cars while riding bicycles - one way many get around - every summer. "It usually happens after work when they ride into town to do their shopping or use the phone. We usually have six to 10 bike accidents or deaths a year." The employees do get worker's compensation and private insurance that allows them to get medical help if they need it. In Ontario, they also get OHIP coverage as well. That's too little, too late for Chris Ramsaroop, of the advocacy organization Justicia for Migrant Workers. He contends injured workers may get the medical attention they need, but that's a short-term, bandage covering a deep, long-term problem. "There are no industry regulations," he said. "This would concern providing proper washrooms, water, making sure there are precautions when it comes to lightning strikes - none of that is on the books." Norfolk OPP say the 48-year-old Mexican worker hit by lightning on a farm near Hwy. 3 had been working with other farmhands in a field in west end Norfolk. He was found face down, with no pulse, after a single bolt of lightning struck him. Revived by paramedics, and rushed to hospital in Tillsonburg, Ont., he was later transferred in critical condition to London's University Hospital, where he died. About 20,000 migrant farm workers come to Ontario to work, with the majority of thousands more finding work in Quebec and B.C. Raper counted off just a few of the perils workers face on a day-to-day-basis, working agricultural jobs that also dangle danger for farm families. "They face their greatest dangers from confined spaces, farm equipment, heat stress -- and even West Nile virus," he said, adding the latter has less of a problem during the dry summer.
Wed, 08/15/2012 05:00 PM KilledSebastian Castillo 41.0 Long Branch NJ
 USA 
http://www.app.com/article/20120816/NJNEWS/3081600fishing with sons at lake N/A Beach,fishing,Near Water,Outside,Water 
Man struck by lightning in Long Branch pronounced dead 6:13 PM, Aug 16, 2012 | Comments A A Written by Anthony Panissidi @APPanissidi FILED UNDER News Monmouth Medical Center ADS BY PULSE 360 AdChoices 1 Shocking Tip To Lose Weight West Yarmouth: Celebrity Doctor Reveals How To Lose 27lbs This Summer... Read More... West Yarmouth Arrest Records Who do you know in West Yarmouth that's been arrested? You? Your friends? InstantCheckmate.com West Yarmouth: Mom Makes Botox Doctors Angry Massachusetts: Mom Reveals Clever $5 Wrinkle Therapy That Makes Botox Doctors Furious SmartConsumerLiving.com LONG BRANCH A father died after he was struck by lightning when his fishing trip with his 12-year-old son was interrupted by a thunderstorm Wednesday, police said. Sebastian Castillo, 41, couldn t get a good bite where he and his son were fishing in Manasquan, so they traveled about 14 miles north in search of more active fish, Long Branch police Lt. Frank Morey said. Lightning struck Castillo, an East Rutherford resident and father of three sons, while he was fishing with his son at Lake Takanassee Beach off Ocean Avenue in the Elberon section of the city Wednesday. His 12-year-old son, whom police would not identify, ran to a nearby home and asked residents to call police, who responded shortly after 5 p.m. Wednesday, Morey said. Castillo died around 1:30 p.m. at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch after an overnight stay in an intensive care unit, Morey said. This is just terrible, said city Mayor Adam Schneider when reached by phone Wednesday night. Castillo is at least the 22nd person killed in the United States this year after being struck by lightning, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Monmouth County has had two lightning deaths this summer. In July, a 48-year-old New York woman was struck by lightning while climbing over the sea wall to leave the shore in Monmouth Beach as bad weather hit. She died the following day. Five of the people killed from lightning this year were fishing like Castillo. Mark DeLisi, meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Mount Holly, said anyone on a boat, particularly if it s metal, is in great danger when a storm comes. It s flat. There s nothing there and you re the only object, DeLisi said. The National Weather Service always advises people to keep an eye on the weather report and seek shelter when a storm comes. Castillo s death is another in a series of tragic incidents in the city, which has been hit particularly hard since shortly before Memorial Day. A 12-year-old boy died last month after the sand tunnel he had dug on a city beach collapsed on him. The day before Memorial Day, a 17-year-old boy from Paterson drowned in the ocean near Pier Village. Staff Writer Kristi Funderburk contributed to this report. Anthony Panissidi: 732-643-4223; apanissidi@gannett.com
Wed, 08/15/2012 01:30 PM Injuredman  0.0 Pensacola FL
 USA 
http://www.pnj.com/article/20120815/NEWS01/1208150
A man was struck by lightning in Pensacola this afternoon, though paramedics said he is not seriously injured. Escambia County Emergency Medical Services were called to a store on the 1500 block of Langley Avenue shortly after 1:30 p.m. When paramedics arrived, the man was coherent and talking, paramedics said. The man was taken to Sacred Heart Hospital to be treated
Wed, 08/15/2012 06:30 AM Injuredman  0.0 Mansfield CT
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inside house  Indirect,Indoors 
Emergency crews in Mansfield are responding to a home where a man might have been struck by lightning. Tolland County dispatchers said initial reports were that a lightning bolt went through the home at 903 Warrenville Road around 6:30 a.m. and struck a man inside. The person is being evaluated and officials are investigating. More information will be posted once it becomes available.
Wed, 08/15/2012 07:45 PM InjuredJamie Kevin Harris 23.0 Brainerd MN
 USA 
http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2012-08-16/man-stdriving a four wheeler at Brainerd international Raceway N/A All Terrain Vehicle,Camping,Critical,Outside,RaceTrack/Speedway 
Man struck by lightning at BIR Posted: August 16, 2012 - 10:43am ADVERTISEMENT Man struck by lightning at BIR A 23-year-old Madelia man was struck by lightning at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday while driving on a four-wheeler at Brainerd International Raceway near Brainerd, reported the Crow Wing County Sheriff s Office. The man, Jamie Kevin Harris who was unresponsive on scene, was transported by North Air Care to Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis where he was in critical condition Thursday. It was reported that the incident occurred on corners three and four in the camping area of the race track. Man struck by lighting at BIR in August recovering at home Posted: September 21, 2012 - 8:33pm ADVERTISEMENT Lightning strike victim recovering at home Jamie Harris, the 23-year-old Madelia man struck by lightning Aug. 15 at Brainerd International Raceway (BIR), told the Star Tribune he couldn t believe his own story when his parents told him what happened. Harris was in a medically induced coma in a Minneapolis hospital for about a week following the thunderbolt. Harris doesn t remember the lightning strike but has the burn holes in the T-shirt he was wearing to prove it. Drag racer John Force signed the T-shirt. Harris was struck while riding an all-terrain vehicle across the campground at BIR. The Star Tribune reported a man in a camper heard a loud crack and saw Harris on the ground when he investigated the sound. The camper gave Harris CPR. The metro newspaper quoted Dr. Ryan Fey, Hennepin County Medical Center physician who treated Harris, who said it appeared Harris suffered a close-to-direct hit in the lightning strike. A month after the strike, the Harris family told the Star Tribune, Harris was making marked progress in his recovery and was walking on his own although he still had pain and had to work to swallow food and water. He was back home in Madelia for his continued recovery.
Tue, 08/14/2012 12:30 AM InjuredIan Richmond, 3 of 3 26.0 Sierra Mtns. CA
 USA 
in a tent on a mountain Camping,Ground Strike,Insurance,Outside,Tent 
Tue, 08/14/2012 12:30 AM InjuredJoshua White 32.0 Sierra Mtns. CA
 USA 
http://www.austin360.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/ in a tent on a mountain Camping,Ground Strike,Indirect,Outside,Tent 
Austin backpacker survives lightning strike near Mount Whitney By Pam LeBlanc | Thursday, August 30, 2012, 05:31 AM An Austin man and two companions survived a lightning strike that scorched the poles of their tent and left smoke wisping from their mouths. Joshua White, 32, of Austin, along with his brother Colton Connelly, 23, and friend Ian Richmond, 26, both of San Antonio, were backpacking along the John Muir Trail in the Sierra Mountains of California on Aug. 14 when a storm blew up. The three men were pitching camp at Guitar Lake near Mount Whitney, which they planned to summit the following day, when it started to rain lightly, said White, who works at REI in the Gateway Shopping Center. As they prepared lunch in the vestibule of one of the tents, the rain began to pick up. Soon, driving rain and hail were pelting the tent. The thunder grew louder until they knew the storm was right on top of them. I remember laying down in my tent and looking up, White says. Then I saw just the most intense bright light you could ever conceive of and immediately heard thunder, not like you typically hear, but more like an explosion. Lightning struck the tent, sending a current through the metal tent poles that all three men were touching. (The photo shows the singed poles.) It was excruciating. It was the worst pain I ve ever felt, inconceivable pain, White says. A couple seconds later it was over. It was like every nerve ending in my body was firing at once. Then he felt like he was on fire. I was like Ricky Bobby in Talladega Nights, screaming I m on fire, I m on fire! Put me out! White says. He ripped off his clothes and realized he wasn t on fire. But the inside of the tent was smoking and smoke was rising off his body and out of the mouths of all three backpackers. The three backpackers, afraid they would be hit again, piled on top of each other in the center of the tent, away from the poles, to ride out the storm. Within an hour the storm had passed. Others campers in the area came and checked on them. No one could believe we were alive, White says. White suffered a 3-inch burn on his shoulder but no other lingering injuries. It felt like being hit by a Mack truck going 1,000 miles per hour. It was unreal. I feel like we got a second chance. The next morning, they hiked to the summit of Mount Whitney as planned, then walked 11 miles down 7,000 feet of elevation to finish their two-week trip. We were ready to be off that mountain, he says. At least 24 people have died in the United States so far this year after being struck by lightning, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Those who survive can suffer from long-term symptoms including memory loss, sleep disorders, chronic pain, numbness, dizziness, stiffness in joints, fatigue, weakness, and more. (The photo at top shows Colton in the tent, Ian in the center and Joshua at the right, after the tent they were in was struck by lightning.)
Tue, 08/14/2012 06:00 PM InjuredCody Sines 16.0 Shanksville PA
 USA 
inside house in kitchen Indirect,Indoors,Kitchen/Appliance 
WJAC) -- A Pennsylvania teenager was struck by lightning Tuesday while inside his home in Shanksville. He has burns on his arm and doctors want to rule out a concussion, but he survived to tell his story. Cody Sines said he was never afraid of thunder and lightning before, but since this extraordinary experience, he plans to be more careful for the next storm. "I don't quite want to be standing here, next to this," said Sines, point to his family's kitchen stove. "I would more-so likely like to be where there are no electronics where I could get zapped again." Sines said he was relaxing from a long day at work when he went to the kitchen to grab dinner. He said it started storming outside, and just before he went back for seconds, that's when the unexpected happened. "I grabbed to hold it here, and that's when I heard a loud 'bang,'" said Sines. "I looked up, a big, blue ball of flame came out, and that's the last thing I remember." Little did he know, lightning hit a tree in the back yard, traveled through the ground and into the home. "I heard this loud 'crack,'" said his mother, Michelle Bittner. "It was the loudest crack I have ever heard. " Bittner said she could see straight into the kitchen when her son was knocked unconscious. "I just saw him flow, just 'boom,' across the room and hit the back of the sink," said Bittner. "He just slid down and started twitching." Bittner said she called 911. Sines said he remembers momentarily waking up and not being able to move. He said he felt a tingling sensation all over his body. "I feel I'm very lucky that it didn't turn out to be worse," said Sines. He is expected to make a full recovery, but doctors are keeping an eye on him to make sure there aren't any future complications. WJAC
Tue, 08/14/2012 12:30 AM InjuredJoshua White 32.0 Sierra Mtns. CA
 USA 
http://www.austin360.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/ in a tent on a moutain 
Austin backpacker survives lightning strike near Mount Whitney By Pam LeBlanc | Thursday, August 30, 2012, 05:31 AM An Austin man and two companions survived a lightning strike that scorched the poles of their tent and left smoke wisping from their mouths. Joshua White, 32, of Austin, along with his brother Colton Connelly, 23, and friend Ian Richmond, 26, both of San Antonio, were backpacking along the John Muir Trail in the Sierra Mountains of California on Aug. 14 when a storm blew up. The three men were pitching camp at Guitar Lake near Mount Whitney, which they planned to summit the following day, when it started to rain lightly, said White, who works at REI in the Gateway Shopping Center. As they prepared lunch in the vestibule of one of the tents, the rain began to pick up. Soon, driving rain and hail were pelting the tent. The thunder grew louder until they knew the storm was right on top of them. I remember laying down in my tent and looking up, White says. Then I saw just the most intense bright light you could ever conceive of and immediately heard thunder, not like you typically hear, but more like an explosion. Lightning struck the tent, sending a current through the metal tent poles that all three men were touching. (The photo shows the singed poles.) It was excruciating. It was the worst pain I ve ever felt, inconceivable pain, White says. A couple seconds later it was over. It was like every nerve ending in my body was firing at once. Then he felt like he was on fire. I was like Ricky Bobby in Talladega Nights, screaming I m on fire, I m on fire! Put me out! White says. He ripped off his clothes and realized he wasn t on fire. But the inside of the tent was smoking and smoke was rising off his body and out of the mouths of all three backpackers. The three backpackers, afraid they would be hit again, piled on top of each other in the center of the tent, away from the poles, to ride out the storm. Within an hour the storm had passed. Others campers in the area came and checked on them. No one could believe we were alive, White says. White suffered a 3-inch burn on his shoulder but no other lingering injuries. It felt like being hit by a Mack truck going 1,000 miles per hour. It was unreal. I feel like we got a second chance. The next morning, they hiked to the summit of Mount Whitney as planned, then walked 11 miles down 7,000 feet of elevation to finish their two-week trip. We were ready to be off that mountain, he says. At least 24 people have died in the United States so far this year after being struck by lightning, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Those who survive can suffer from long-term symptoms including memory loss, sleep disorders, chronic pain, numbness, dizziness, stiffness in joints, fatigue, weakness, and more. (The photo at top shows Colton in the tent, Ian in the center and Joshua at the right, after the tent they were in was struck by lightning.)
Tue, 08/14/2012 12:30 AM InjuredColton Connelly, 2 of 3 23.0 Sierra Mtns. CA
 USA 
in a tent on a mountain Camping,Ground Strike,Indirect,Outside,Tent 
Tue, 08/14/2012 08:30 PM Injured3 of 10 soldiers 0.0 Fort Drum NY
 USA 
in a tent on a range Indirect,Military,Outside,Tent 
Tue, 08/14/2012 12:00 PM Killed2 killed  0.0 
 India 
Two killed in lightning strike in Hazaribagh PTI Hazaribagh , August 14, 2012 First Published: 18:37 IST(14/8/2012) Last Updated: 18:38 IST(14/8/2012) share share on facebookshare on linkedinshare on googleshare on emailmore... 1 Comment email print Two women were on Tuesday killed and four persons injured when lightning struck them at different places in Hazaribagh, police said. A woman, identified as Sumitra Devi, was killed on the spot at Pipratand village and three of her family members, including her husband, suffered serious injuries, the police said. All of them were admitted to the Katkumsandi Block hospital, police said. They were going to the hospital for check-up of their ailing children when the tragedy occured, police said. In the second incident at Keredari, one Shanti Devi died and one person was injured when the thunderbolt struck them when they were engaged in paddy transplantation.
Tue, 08/14/2012 08:30 PM Injured10 of 10 soldiers 0.0 Fort Drum NY
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in a tent on a range Indirect,Military,Outside,Tent 
Tue, 08/14/2012 09:13 PM Injured1 of 10 soldiers 0.0 Fort Drum NY
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at gun range Military,Outside 
Reports: Soldiers struck by lightning at Fort Drum range Published: Tuesday, August 14, 2012, 11:36 PM Updated: Wednesday, August 15, 2012, 6:52 AM By Douglass Dowty, The Post-Standard Follow 2 Share Email Print Fort Drum, NY -- As many as 10 soldiers were struck by lightning on a range tonight at Fort Drum, according to The Watertown Daily Times. A spokesperson for the base confirmed the strike, but had no further information shortly before midnight. A Jefferson County 911 dispatcher said the base's emergency personnel handled the incident. The Watertown newspaper reached a base spokesman, Maj. Joshua T. Jacques, who was unable to provide any further information. The newspaper said reports indicated five patients, with at least two being transported to nearby hospitals after the 9:13 p.m. strike. The site was reportedly Range 23, near Weaver Road and Russell Turnpike.
Tue, 08/14/2012 12:00 PM Injuredteen  18.0 Stoystown PA
 USA 
http://tribune-democrat.com/latestnews/x685078116/on road Outside,Road 
Local News in Brief | Teen reported struck by lightning The Tribune-Democrat STOYSTOWN An area teen was reportedly was struck by lightning Tuesday afternoon on Lambertsville Road in the Stoystown area. The strike occurred near the road s intersection with Skyline Drive. The 18-year-old was transported to Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown for treatment, a Somerset County 911 supervisor said. The teen s condition was not available.
Tue, 08/14/2012 08:30 PM Injured2 of 10 soldiers 16.0 Fort Drum NY
 USA 
in tent on range N/A Indirect,Military,Outside,Tent 
Lightning struck a New Jersey National Guard unit training at Fort Drum By DAVID C. SHAMPINE TIMES STAFF WRITER THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 2012 ARTICLE OPTIONS A A FORT DRUM Ten members of the New Jersey National Guard were on a Fort Drum range to discuss their training schedule when, shortly after 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, lightning struck their tent, injuring them all, their unit s spokesman said. None of the injuries was serious, 1st Sgt. David Moore said. Six suffered minor injuries and were able to resume their training Wednesday, while four others were under the care of the New Jersey 50th Infantry medical unit, he said. Those four were expected to return to duty soon, Sgt. Moore said. At least one victim was taken to Carthage Area Hospital and another to Samaritan Medical Center, Watertown, but nobody was admitted to a hospital as a result of the incident, the sergeant said. Their brigade in the 50th Infantry Combat Team was participating in individual and collective skills training, including weaponry qualification, as they prepare for readiness in case the unit receives orders for deployment, he said. Sgt. Moore said Tuesday s incident will be reviewed by a safety inspection team. Reports Tuesday night indicated the unit was in training on or near Range 23, near Weaver Road and Russell Turnpike. Guilfoyle Ambulance, which has a contract to serve Fort Drum, responded to the scene and transported some victims. Six battalions of the 50th, consisting of about 2,000 soldiers, began their Fort Drum tour on Aug. 8, and they head for their home base at Lawrenceville, N.J., on Aug. 24, the sergeant said.
Tue, 08/14/2012 08:30 PM Injured8 of 10 soldiers 0.0 Fort Drum NY
 USA 
in a tent on a range Indirect,Military,Outside,Tent 
Tue, 08/14/2012 06:00 PM InjuredCody Sines 16.0 Shanksville PA
 USA 
inside house in kitchen 
WJAC) -- A Pennsylvania teenager was struck by lightning Tuesday while inside his home in Shanksville. He has burns on his arm and doctors want to rule out a concussion, but he survived to tell his story. Cody Sines said he was never afraid of thunder and lightning before, but since this extraordinary experience, he plans to be more careful for the next storm. "I don't quite want to be standing here, next to this," said Sines, point to his family's kitchen stove. "I would more-so likely like to be where there are no electronics where I could get zapped again." Sines said he was relaxing from a long day at work when he went to the kitchen to grab dinner. He said it started storming outside, and just before he went back for seconds, that's when the unexpected happened. "I grabbed to hold it here, and that's when I heard a loud 'bang,'" said Sines. "I looked up, a big, blue ball of flame came out, and that's the last thing I remember." Little did he know, lightning hit a tree in the back yard, traveled through the ground and into the home. "I heard this loud 'crack,'" said his mother, Michelle Bittner. "It was the loudest crack I have ever heard. " Bittner said she could see straight into the kitchen when her son was knocked unconscious. "I just saw him flow, just 'boom,' across the room and hit the back of the sink," said Bittner. "He just slid down and started twitching." Bittner said she called 911. Sines said he remembers momentarily waking up and not being able to move. He said he felt a tingling sensation all over his body. "I feel I'm very lucky that it didn't turn out to be worse," said Sines. He is expected to make a full recovery, but doctors are keeping an eye on him to make sure there aren't any future complications. WJAC
Tue, 08/14/2012 08:30 PM Injured4 of 10 soldiers 0.0 Fort Drum NY
 USA 
in a tent on a range Indirect,Military,Outside,Tent 
Tue, 08/14/2012 08:30 PM Injured5 of 10 soldiers 0.0 Fort Drum NY
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in a tent on a range Indirect,Military,Outside,Tent 
Tue, 08/14/2012 08:30 PM Injured7 of 10 soldiers 0.0 Fort Drum NY
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in a tent on a range Indirect,Military,Outside,Tent 
Sun, 08/12/2012 08:30 PM Injured6 of 10 soldiers 0.0 Fort Drum NY
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in a tent on a range Indirect,Military,Outside,Tent 
Sat, 08/11/2012 12:00 PM Killed13 killed, 15 hurt 0.0 Dhaka
 India 
13 die as lightning strikes Bangladesh mosque AFP | Aug 11, 2012, 07.26PM IST Article Comments (19) inShare Read More:Ramadan|Lightning|Global Warming|Bangladesh 19 People arrive for evening prayers during the month of Ramajan at the national mosque in Dhaka on Saturday.(REUTERS Pics) DHAKA: At least 13 Muslim worshippers were killed and 15 hurt when lightning struck a mosque in a remote village in northeast Bangladesh as they held special Ramadan prayers, police said on Saturday. The imam was among those instantly killed when a lightning bolt hit the tin-and-thatch building at Saraswatipur village, about 200 kilometres (125 miles) from the capital Dhaka, late on Friday. The lightning appeared to "electrify" the mosque after hitting a rooftop microphone being run on power from a car battery, local council member Abul Kalam told AFP by telephone. About 35 people from the village in the lake district of Sunamganj were holding prayers known as taraweeh -- offered during the holy fasting month of Ramadan -- at the time, police chief Bayes Alam said. "All 13, including the imam, died on the spot. The bodies and faces of some of the victims were burnt," Alam told AFP, adding six of the injured were hospitalised. Locals had turned the flimsy structure into a mosque because access to the village's more substantial concrete-roofed mosque had been made difficult due to recent heavy rains that have swollen the Saraswati river. Villagers rushed to help after hearing cries, Kalam said. "It was a terrible scene. Dozens were lying on the floor -- some dead, others writhing in pain," he said, adding most of the victims were young men in their 20s and 3Os. "We took the injured in three boats and headed to hospital in Dharmapasa", the closest big town, he said. "But it took hours to get there," he added. Lightning is a major threat in Sunamganj, home to some of Bangladesh's biggest lakes. Most lightning strikes occur during the monsoon season between June and September when the district receives huge amounts of rainfall. Across the South Asian country, hundreds of people are killed by lightning strikes every year, with most dying while attempting to save rice crops from flooding. Bangladeshi environmentalists blame global warming, which has unleashed a growing number of tropical storms, for the increase in the frequency, devastation and deaths caused by lightning strikes in recent years. In May last year, at least 29 people were killed -- most of them farmers who were harvesting rice -- and dozens injured when a series of lightning strikes hit several districts in a single day.
Fri, 08/10/2012 12:00 PM InjuredKyle Cook 0.0 Bartow FL
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http://www.newschief.com/article/20120811/news/208working on road crew Construction site,Indirect,Near Struck Vehicle,Outside,Road,Touching a vehicle,Work 
Road worker struck by lightning on S.R. 60 By CLIFFORD PARODY Ledger Media Group Published: Saturday, August 11, 2012 at 7:39 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, August 11, 2012 at 7:39 a.m. BARTOW -- "Dude you just got struck by lightning." Those were the first words Kyle Cook heard when he came to last night after being struck by lightning on Bartow Highway while working to repave a section of the road before the State Road 60 intersection. Cook and his fellow road workers had checked weather reports and seen that a storm was approaching, but they were told to continue working. After his street sweeper got caught in a sewer, Cook jumped off to try to dislodge it. His right hand was resting on a metal part of the sweeper, when lightning hit nearby. "My boss said he saw a bright light and then heard the boom," Cook said. "He said I fell to the ground instantly." Cook doesn't remember much from the incident, but he does recall the pain he felt when he came to. "I was in the most tormented pain I've ever felt in my life," he said. "I don't ever cry, but I was in tears." Cook suffered burns on his right hand, and has a blister on his left hand where the electricity left his body. The strike also gave him a concussion, and doctors told him he would experience mild amnesia, but Cook was released this afternoon and is just happy to be alive. "The doctors said I am one in a million," Cook said. "I'm counting my blessings."
Thu, 08/09/2012 11:55 AM Injuredworker  0.0 Pensacola FL
 USA 
sittin in covered area Construction site,Indirect,Outside,Work 
Man hospitalized after being struck by lightning at construction site Worker taken to area hospital 11:30 PM, Aug 8, 2012 | Comments A A Purchase Image One man was hospitalized after being struck by lightning at a construction site at 12th Avenue and Airport Boulevard. / Kaycee Lagarde/klagarde@pnj.com Written by | By Kaycee Lagarde FILED UNDER News Local News Purchase ImageZOOM One man was hospitalized Wednesday after being struck by lightning at a construction site at the corner of Tippin Avenue and Airport Boulevard in Pensacola. / Kaycee Lagarde/klagarde@pnj.com ADS BY PULSE 360 AdChoices 1 Shocking Tip To Kill Belly Fat Celebrity Doctor Reveals 1 Simple Trick To Lose 27lbs This Summer OnlineConsumerLifestyles.com West Yarmouth: Mom Makes Botox Doctors Angry Massachusetts: Mom Reveals Clever $5 Wrinkle Therapy That Makes Botox Doctors Furious SmartConsumerLiving.com West Yarmouth Arrest Records Who do you know in West Yarmouth that's been arrested? You? Your friends? InstantCheckmate.com A man was injured Wednesday when lightning struck a construction site at the corner of 12th Avenue and Airport Boulevard. The man was hospitalized, according to Escambia County public safety officials. His identity and the extent of his injuries were not immediately known. He had been in a covered picnic area with a group of people who also felt the impact but were not injured. The site is the future home of the Hyatt Place hotel, a Robins & Morton construction project for Innisfree Hotels. An employee at Robins & Morton said the man was struck about noon and was knocked from the bench where he was sitting. The man was knocked unconscious, and he complained about not being able to feel anything below his waist after regaining consciousness. He also was disoriented and complained about being in a lot of pain before being taken to the hospital, according to the employee who was nearby at the time of the strike. Crews returned to work after the incident but kept an eye on the weather. Robbins & Morton senior superintendent Douglas Bowerman said the crew would move to a secure area if weather conditions called for it.
Thu, 08/09/2012 12:00 PM Injuredwindow washer 0.0 Atlanta GA
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securing ropes Indirect,Outside,Rope,Window,Work 
ATLANTA -- Officials with the Atlanta Fire Department said a man was struck by lightning while on a window-washing scaffold on a downtown hotel building Thursday afternoon. It happened at the Marriott Marquis Hotel, at the corner of John Portman Boulevard and Peachtree Center Avenue. Hotel general manager Erica Qualls says the man was working with AAA National Maintenance, a window-washing company. Qualls said the man had been washing windows earlier in the day, but at the time he was struck, he was securing ropes. Qualls said Marriott has a policy that no roof work is to be done when there is lightning in the area, and says she does not know why he was still up there. The man has been transported to Grady Memorial Hospital. The man's condition is unknown, at this time.
Wed, 08/08/2012 12:00 PM InjuredArman Shafazand, 1 of 2 0.0 Coquitiam BC
 Canada 
checking on bunny cage Outside 
CTV British Columbia Published Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012 7:21PM PDT Last Updated Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012 7:27PM PDT A Coquitlam, B.C. resident who was struck by lightning during Tuesday night s storm managed to survive unscathed, and shared his incredible tale with CTV News. Arman Shafazand, who was one of two people who survived lightning strikes overnight, was checking the roof of his family s backyard bunny cage when he was hit. For a split second I could see all the light around my hand and even right through my left arm, Shafazand said. It felt like probably 10,000 pounds just nailed me onto the ground. His family rushed outside immediately, terrified that he had been killed. My mom ran out here and told my dad to come in and he was holding his head, Shafazand s daughter Nina said. They called 911 while Shafazand screamed in pain for up to half an hour. He was rushed to hospital but after several hours and numerous tests, he was released numb, but without a mark on him. Every doctor that came to see me last night, they told me, Oh, you should go play 649, Shafaznad said. Another man in South Surrey who was struck during the storm, which cut power to roughly 15,000 homes in the Lower Mainland, was taken to hospital and also appears to be in fair health. With a report from CTV British Columbia s Keri Adams Read more: http://bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-man-struck-by-lightning-lives-to-tell-the-tale-1.908267#ixzz23987ey2y
Wed, 08/08/2012 01:00 PM Injured2 of 2 working on crane  0.0 Jacksonville FL
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http://www.newschief.com/article/20120811/news/208working on tower with bucket truck N/A Burnt,Construction site,Crane,Electric/Line workers,Indirect,Outside,Power Pole,Touching a vehicle,Work 
Road worker struck by lightning on S.R. 60 By CLIFFORD PARODY Ledger Media Group Published: Saturday, August 11, 2012 at 7:39 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, August 11, 2012 at 7:39 a.m. BARTOW -- "Dude you just got struck by lightning." Those were the first words Kyle Cook heard when he came to last night after being struck by lightning on Bartow Highway while working to repave a section of the road before the State Road 60 intersection. Cook and his fellow road workers had checked weather reports and seen that a storm was approaching, but they were told to continue working. After his street sweeper got caught in a sewer, Cook jumped off to try to dislodge it. His right hand was resting on a metal part of the sweeper, when lightning hit nearby. "My boss said he saw a bright light and then heard the boom," Cook said. "He said I fell to the ground instantly." Cook doesn't remember much from the incident, but he does recall the pain he felt when he came to. "I was in the most tormented pain I've ever felt in my life," he said. "I don't ever cry, but I was in tears." Cook suffered burns on his right hand, and has a blister on his left hand where the electricity left his body. The strike also gave him a concussion, and doctors told him he would experience mild amnesia, but Cook was released this afternoon and is just happy to be alive. "The doctors said I am one in a million," Cook said. "I'm counting my blessings."
Wed, 08/08/2012 01:00 PM Injured1 of 2 working on crane 0.0 Jacksonville FL
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working on tower with bucket truck Burnt,Crane,Electric/Line workers,Indirect,Outside,Power Pole,Touching a vehicle,Work 
2 workers struck by lightning JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Two men working a crane by a cellphone tower in Dinsmore were struck by lighting Wednesday afternoon, according to Jacksonville Fire-Rescue. Rescuers were called to the 8800 block of Moncrief Dinsmore Road in Northwest Jacksonville just after 1 p.m. A supervisor told Channel 4's Kumasi Aaron that the two men were doing work on the tower in the 8800 block of Moncrief Dinsmore Road when a "freak" lightning strike hit both men. He said no one saw any lightning or heard thunder before the strike. Both men were taken to Shands Jacksonville Medical Center and are expected to be OK and released soon. The supervisor said one of the men was in a bucket hanging from the crane and that both had burns on their stomachs near their safety harness belts. They were both talking before they were transported. Doctors at Shands say it's not just the burns on the outside that affect patients struck by lightning, but burns on the inside. "The bones will sometimes conduct electricity in a bad way and will actually heat up internal muscles and organs and those kinds of things, and so it can cause a lot of internal burn injuries that you wouldn't expect," said Dr. David Caro, of Shands. The supervisor said work on the tower resumed Wednesday and was targeted to be finished by nightfall.
Wed, 08/08/2012 12:00 AM Injured2 of 2 teens 17.0 Browns Summit NC
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Wed, 08/08/2012 12:00 PM InjuredKristen Pugh 18.0 Browns Summit NC
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checking on dog, holding metal leash Dogs,Indirect,Metal,Outside 
Two teens struck by lightning in Browns Summit Posted on: 10:21 pm, August 8, 2012, by Lindsey Eaton, updated on: 10:56pm, August 8, 2012 29 Pinterest 0 Share 31 Twitter 2 Email BROWNS SUMMIT, N.C. No serious injuries were reported after two teenagers said they were struck by lightning while checking on a dog in Browns Summit. 18-year-old Kristen Pugh and her 17-year-old friend said they were stopping by a house because they knew the dog, Sadie, is scared of storms. Pugh said the lightning struck in a flash and doesn t even know how to describe it. She said they were struggling to get a handle on Sadie and they were holding a metal latch at the end of a leash. He s holding her, I m holding this and he s holding this and then I just saw something bright come and then we felt a shock she yelped and runs off, Pugh said. Pugh said she thinks the bolt struck an overhead wire and came down through the metal latch and zapped both of them and Sadie. I was just straight up crying out of shock and scared and everything, she said. He s holding her, I m holding this and he s holding this and then I just saw something bright come and then we felt a shock she yelped and runs off. The two teens are okay, but hours later Pugh said she is still a little shaken up. A 9-year-old neighbor brought Sadie home. I had a tingling. I still have the tingling up my arm. It s not as bad as it was. It s tingling up here and it was hurting up here. Pugh is out of the hospital. Her 17-year-old friend stayed overnight so doctors could monitor him just to be safe. People get struck all the time and get killed or get severely hurt, so I m glad me and him are okay, Pugh said.
Tue, 08/07/2012 12:00 PM KilledKeith Kirkum 59.0 Bradwell
 UK 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-1928855struck while kayaking N/A Boat,Cardiac Arrest,On Water,Outside,Water 
Kayaker Keith Kirkum died after being hit by lightning, partner says Keith Kirkum took up kayaking about six months ago Continue reading the main story Related Stories Missing sea kayaker found dead A kayaker died from a heart attack off the Essex coast after being struck by lightning, his partner said. The body of Keith Kirkum, 59, of Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex, was found on a beach in Bradwell on 7 August. It was initially thought Mr Kirkum drowned but post-mortem tests suggested he had been hit by lightning. An inquest has been opened and adjourned. His partner, Charlotte Kelly, 61, said: "He loved nature and the elements. It's an unfortunate irony." 'Seismic shift' Ms Kelly said the cause of death had been a huge surprise. "It was a seismic shift for us because we all thought he had got into difficulties and drowned," she said. "The post mortem revealed Keith died as a result of a cardiac arrest brought about by electrocution. "The electrocution in question was from being struck by lightning. "But all the early reports suggested that it was drowning. We all thought that." Mr Kirkum, who took up kayaking about six months ago, parked his car close to a beach in Bradwell. The alarm was raised in the early hours of 7 August after he failed to return home. Ms Kelly, who worked with Mr Kirkum at her book sales agency, said: "He had a great respect for Mother Nature." Kayaker died after being struck by lightning at sea Thursday, February 28, 2013Maldon ChronicleFollow By Georgina Cotton georgina.cotton@essexchronicle.co.uk THE family of a kayaker who was struck by lightning while out at sea believe that he died during a brief but violent storm off the Essex coast. Keith Kirkum, 59, of Regents Court, Burnham, loved the outdoors and was an experienced kayaker. outdoors man: Keith Kirkum suffered a heart attack " " " On August 6, 2012, he left home between 2.30pm and 4pm with the intention of going kayaking. But when he had not returned by 3.30am the following day, his worried partner, Charlotte Kelly, 61, phoned the police. 250 Business Cards Only £13.95 Delivered - www.myprint-247.co.uk myprint-247 View details Print voucher After a search by the coastguard, the RNLI, Essex Police and the ambulance service, a jogger came across Mr Kirkum's body on the beach at Bradwell at 5.30am. He had suffered a heart attack after being hit by lightning. Ms Kelly, his partner of 25 years, attended the inquest at New Bridge House in Chelmsford on Tuesday. She told the court that the family wanted to find out if Mr Kirkum was struck by lightning during a squall. "The squall, a sudden storm, was found to have fallen on August 6 and I was interested to see if his time of death was during this half hour," she said. After the inquest, Ms Kelly added: "The key thing is this is part curiosity. The loss of Keith to me is more important than anything else." Mr Kirkum's cousin, Howard, who flew from Jersey to attend the hearing, said: "I definitely will be in touch with the coastguard. "I have to know in my own mind what the conditions were like at the time." Ms Kelly paid tribute to her partner and said that Mr Kirkum, who helped her with her book business, was somebody with a very inquiring mind. She said: "For me he was an absolute soulmate. That says it in one. Life has been very flat but steady. I continue to miss Keith but I'm forging ahead with life as he would have wanted." Howard, 53, said: "Keith was like a brother to me. When I was nine I spent three years living with him and his family. They brought me up. "Even now I can't take it in." Recording a verdict of accidental death, coroner Caroline Beasley-Murray said that Mr Kirkum had suffered a heart attack as a result of electrocution. "This was a sudden and unexpected death," she said. "It was a tragic and one-off accident." Read more: http://www.thisistotalessex.co.uk/Kayaker-died-struck-lightning-sea/story-18276939-detail/story.html#ixzz2MfV6Z5Ol Follow us: @totalessex on Twitter | thisistotalessex on Facebook
Mon, 08/06/2012 04:00 PM KilledKiran Praja 13.0 Chitwan
 Nepal 
in his home 
Last Updated: Mon, 06.08.12 17:41 Youth dies after being struck by lightning in Chitwan A youth died after being struck by a lightning in Shanktikhor VDC-3, Chitwan on Sunday evening. The victim identified as Kiran Praja, 18, was at his home when he was struck by the lightning bolt, according to reports. Meanwhile, a girl died of snake bite in Sripur of Mahottari on Sunday, according to government-owned news media RSS. Rina Yadav,17, of Ward no-2 in the VDC had been rushed to the Jaleswar Hospital after suffering snake bite, but died while undergoing treatment, according to the District Hospital, Jaleswor. Similarly, 36-year-old Indraja Chaudhary of Jaleswar municipality-13 in the district was electrocuted as she accidentally touched a live wire. Chaudhary succumbed to her injuries at the Jaleswar Hospital, police said. Nepalnews.com
Mon, 08/06/2012 11:50 AM KilledTristan Berger, 2 of 2 14.0 Shell Island FL
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being carried on beach going back to boat N/A Beach,Boat,Delayed Death,Near Water,Outside,Water 
More Sharing ServicesShare|Share on facebookShare on twitter|Share on email Print Text Size 15-year-old hit by lightning, dies in Ala. LOCAL NEWS Jury close to verdict in Madison Co. bank robbery case Updated: Aug 10, 2012 7:48 AM EDT A jury could reach a verdict Friday in a bank robbery case. Maurice King is accused of robbing the Regions Bank in Meridianville in April 2011. Investigators said King and David Lewis Fifer, both from More >> Overnight accident leaves 1 dead, 1 injured Updated: Aug 10, 2012 7:35 AM EDT One person is dead and another seriously injured after a two-car crash on I565 Thursday night. Several emergency crews rushed to the south bound lane near the Browns Ferry exit just before midnight. Investigators More >> Police: Woman poses as nurse to get pills Updated: Aug 10, 2012 7:28 AM EDT A woman posing as a nurse was arrested Thursday when she allegedly tried to order pills from a Walgreens pharmacy. Officers were informed that a woman called the Walgreens on 6th Avenue in Decatur and More >> Suspects arrested in Marshall Co. stabbing death Updated: Aug 10, 2012 7:00 AM EDT A Boaz man has been arrested and charged with murder in the stabbing death of Billy Wayne Glassco, Jr. More >> Madison Co. mobile home fire leads to arson investigation Updated: Aug 10, 2012 6:35 AM EDT Madison County Fire Department responded to a fire at a mobile home on Thursday night. More >> HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Officials say a 15-year-old girl was pronounced dead at Huntsville Hospital after being struck by lightning while swimming in Lake Guntersville. Marshall County Coroner Marlon Killion says the girl died Sunday afternoon. He says she had been swimming with family at the Honeycomb Campground. The girl's mother and sister were also hurt in the strike. Both were taken to Huntsville Hospital. Killion says the 15-year-old was pronounced dead in the emergency room at the hospital. The campground is located just off Highway 431 between Huntsville and Guntersville in Marshall County. Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reser
Mon, 08/06/2012 11:50 AM KilledJames Keith Brown, 1 of 2 42.0 Shell Island FL
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walking on beach towards boat N/A Beach,Near Water,Outside 
1 Dead, 1 Injured Following Lightning Strike in Bay County August 06, 2012 The Bay County Sheriffâ¬"s Office responded to Shell Island today shortly before noon in reference to a medical distress call. Deputies arrived by boat to find a man and his stepson unresponsive. They appeared to have been struck by lightning. Subsequent investigation revealed the family, from Chelsea, Alabama, had been staying on their boat anchored off the Bay side of Shell Island for several days. Earlier today, they decided to walk along the beach on the Gulf side of the Island. When the weather turned bad, they headed back to the boat. James Keith Brown, 42 years of age, carried his stepson on his back because the 14 year old had recently broken his ankle. Brownâ¬"s wife stated she heard a loud noise and turned around to see both her husband and son face down in the sand. James Brown was pronounced dead at the scene. Tristan Berger, 14 years of age, was taken to a local hospital, evaluated, and sent to Sacred Heart in Pensacola. Because the weather was still bad, Berger was not sent by helicopter but was taken by emergency ambulance to Pensacola. His mother and sister are being taken to Pensacola by a Bay County Sheriffâ¬"s Office deputy.
Mon, 08/06/2012 12:00 PM unknownLightning squat 0.0 Philadelphia PA
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What to Do When Lightning Strikes In the aftermath of the recent string of incidents in which local residents have been struck by lightning, the NBC10 weather team tells us what to do and what not to do when lightning strikes. By Dawn Timmeney and David Chang | Monday, Aug 6, 2012 | Updated 6:57 PM EDTView Comments (1) | Email | Print NBC10 Philadelphia - Dawn Timmeney NBC10's Dawn Timmeney spoke to NBC10's meteorologists about how to know when lightning is close and what to do if it is. advertisement Lightning is a huge summertime threat and in less than a week, at least 18 people in our area were struck by lightning. On Sunday, one man was killed while nine others were injured by lightning at the Pocono Raceway. On Friday, more than four people were hurt by lightning in Wilmington, Delaware. Finally, on Wednesday, lightning injured a family of four in Wildwood, New Jersey. In light of the recent incidents, the NBC10 weather team says it's important to know what to do and what not to do when lightning approaches. NBC10 Chief Meteorologist Glenn Schwartz says getting inside a car is a smart thing to do when lightning strikes. Rolling down the window is a huge mistake however. At that instant moment there s increased danger, said Glenn. Because now you re touching a part of the car that s metal. Metal, as well as water, are good conductors of electricity. Make sure you stay away from the ocean, lakes and rivers during a thunderstorm. NBC10 meteorologist Sheena Parveen says the best thing to do is take cover inside a building. A pavilion, carport or something similar are not enough protection. While many people believe there s no danger if there s rain, Sheena says you can get struck by lightning even if you only hear thunder. If you hear thunder, you are in the vicinity of the storm, said Sheena. Lightning can strike 10 miles from the storm and once it hits the ground it can travel about 60 feet. Sheena also says you re in immediate danger if you re outside and your hair starts to stand on end. That is the number one sign you are about to get struck by lightning, said Sheena. Glenn recommends that you crouch down low if you happen to be outside in the middle of a storm. Crouch down low with as little of your body touching the ground as possible, said Glenn. So that if you kneel down it s just the balls of your feet. The National Weather Service says the biggest mistake people make is waiting too long to seek shelter when a storm hits. The Service recommends that you count the seconds between when you see the lightning and hear the thunder then divide that by five. If you count five seconds, the lightning is only one mile away. Finally the Service says the most important thing to do when thunder roars is to go indoors. For more information on lightning safety, click on the following link: Lightning Safety
Sun, 08/05/2012 06:15 PM Injured10 of 10 0.0 Long Pond PA
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at Pocono race track, 2nd strike Indirect,Outside,RaceTrack/Speedway 
Sun, 08/05/2012 12:00 PM KilledBrian Zimmerman 1 of 10 @ Pocono Race Track 41.0 Long Pond PA
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near car after race cancelled due to weather N/A Outside,RaceTrack/Speedway 
Page 1 of 1 LONG POND, Pa. (AP) Lightning strikes at Pocono Raceway after a rain-shortened NASCAR race Sunday killed one fan and injured nine others, one critically, racetrack officials said. Multiple lightning strikes occurred behind the racetrack's grandstands and outside one of the gates as fans were leaving, Pocono spokesman Bob Pleban said. It wasn't immediately clear how many of the fans were actually struck by the lightning itself or were injured by related jolts. "Unfortunately, a member of our raceway family here, a fan, has passed away," Pocono President Brandon Igdalsky said in announcing the death. He provided no details about the victim but expressed condolences to his family. The victim was in or near his car in a parking lot after the race had ended when lightning struck the car, Monroe County Coroner Bob Allen said. Bystanders performed CPR on the man, who had gone into cardiac arrest, until paramedics arrived, Allen said. They took him to the track's medical facility, where efforts to revive him failed. He was pronounced dead at a hospital. Allen would only identify the victim as a 41-year-old Pennsylvania man, saying his family had not yet been notified. The Pennsylvania 400 was called because of storms, with 98 of the 160 scheduled laps completed. As the storm approached, the track posted messages on its Twitter page to more than 22,000 followers near the end of the race encouraging fans to "seek shelter as severe lightning and heavy winds are in our area." The attendance was estimated by the track at 85,000. Public address announcements were made before the storm and the end of the race for fans to take shelter and evacuate the grandstands, Pleban said. Racetrack officials were reviewing the logs of when the announcements were made, he said. There was no order to evacuate the track premises. Jeff Gordon, who won the race, said at a post-race news conference that he could hear a huge crack as he walked down the pit road during the storm. "You could tell it was very close," he said. "I mean, that's the thing that's going to take away from the victory, is the fact that somebody was affected by that." One person remained hospitalized in critical condition at Lehigh Valley Hospital Center, Pleban said. Three people were taken to hospitals with minor to moderate injuries, and five others were treated on the scene, he said. "We are deeply saddened that a fan has died and others were injured by lightning strikes following today's race at Pocono," NASCAR spokesman David Higdon said. "Our thoughts are with them as well as those affected by this unfortunate accident." Read more: http://www.greenwichtime.com/sports/article/1-dead-9-injured-in-lightning-strike-at-Pocono-3764358.php#ixzz22ldv5MwY 1 dead, 9 injured in lightning strike at Pocono DAN GELSTON, AP Sports Writer Updated 1:30 a.m., Monday, August 6, 2012 View: Larger | Hide Crew members push Ryan Newman's car in a downpour that shortened the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa. Jeff Gordon won. Photo: Mel Evans / AP Crew members stand in the pits in a downpour that shortened the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa. Jeff Gordon won. Photo: Mel Evans / AP Fans leave the stands after the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race was postponed due to rain on Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa. Photo: Mel Evans / AP Fans stand under the grandstand after the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race was postponed due to rain on Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa. Photo: Mel Evans / AP Fans stand under the grandstand after the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race was postponed due to rain on Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa. Photo: Mel Evans / AP People sit at a campfire in a lot near the grandstands after the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa. A lightning strike in the parking lot at Pocono Raceway after the rain-shortened race killed one person and injured nine others, racetrack officials said. It wasn't immediately clear if all 10 people were actually struck by lightning in the parking lot behind the grandstand, nor was it known whether one or multiple strikes occurred. Photo: Mel Evans / AP Mostly empty camping and parking lots appear behind the grandstands after the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa. A lightning strike in the parking lot at Pocono Raceway after the rain-shortened race killed one person and injured nine others, racetrack officials said. It wasn't immediately clear if all 10 people were actually struck by lightning in the parking lot behind the grandstand, nor was it known whether one or multiple strikes occurred. Photo: Mel Evans / AP Mostly empty camping and parking lots appear behind the grandstands after the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa. A lightning strike in the parking lot at Pocono Raceway after the rain-shortened race killed one person and injured nine others, racetrack officials said. It wasn't immediately clear if all 10 people were actually struck by lightning in the parking lot behind the grandstand, nor was it known whether one or multiple strikes occurred. Photo: Mel Evans / AP Read more: http://www.greenwichtime.com/sports/article/1-dead-9-injured-in-lightning-strike-at-Pocono-3764358.php#ixzz22lcd72OL
Sun, 08/05/2012 07:30 PM Injuredwoman in bathroom 0.0 Northamptom PA
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http://northampton.patch.com/articles/woman-hospitin the bathroom Bathroom,Indirect,Indoors 
Woman Hospitalized after Lightning Strike A woman was transported to the hospital after lightning struck her house Sunday evening. By Tom Sofield Email the author August 5, 2012 Email Print Comment PHOTOS (6) Upload Photos and Videos A woman was injured when a lightning bolt struck her house Sunday evening in the 10 block of Matthew Circle in Northampton. The female was in the bathroom when lightning struck the roof of the house near where she stood, Northampton Volunteer Fire Company Chief Adam Selisker said. The chief was unsure if the woman was directly struck by the lightning. The victim was alert and talking when fire responders arrived shortly before 7:30 p.m. Members of the Tri-Hampton Rescue Squad transported the woman to the hospital, Selisker told Patch. The lightning strike caused a fire in the roof and walls of the home, which was extinguished by homeowners and firefighters, the chief said. Selisker added that the home suffered smoke damage and a "softball-sized hole" where the lightning struck. During the same storm, one person was killed and nine others were hurt when a lightning bolt struck a parking lot behind the grandstands at Pocono Raceway, according to the Associated Press. A lightning strike is suspected of starting a fast-moving fire that destroyed a home about a mile away in Wrightstown just last Saturday. Sunday evening, firefighters from Newtown and Upper Southampton covered Northampton s fire station while crews were responding to Matthew Circle
Sun, 08/05/2012 05:01 PM Injured6 of 10 @ Pocono Racetrack 0.0 Long Pond PA
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at Pocono race track Indirect,Outside,RaceTrack/Speedway 

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