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Lightning Strikes Golfer On 13th Hole
Lightning Hits Boomerang Golf Links In Greeley
POSTED: 11:40 am MDT June 19,
2009
UPDATED: 2:49 pm MDT June 19,
2009
GREELEY, Colo. -- Severe weather in Colorado turned extremely dangerous for a golfer in Weld County, who was struck by lightning on the 13th hole of the Boomerang Golf Links Thursday evening.The 41-year-old man lost consciousness and stopped breathing after lightning struck near him at about 7:30 p.m. according to the Union Colony Fire Authority. When firefighters arrived, the man was alert but disoriented. He was taken to the Northern Colorado Medical Center for treatment of burns on his body. His name has not been released.This is the third time someone has been struck by lightning in Weld County in less than a month.
Lightning killed an Evans man, Efrain Trevizo-Molina, in early June. In late May, a Loveland man was seriously hurt when he was struck while skeet shooting.Lightning knocked Josh Renuch unconscious to the ground and caused his gun to explode in his hands. Renuch's friend, Brent Kuene was also hit by lightning but was not seriously injured.More than 70 percent of lightning fatalities happen between June and August and occur mostly to men, according to a National Weather Service lightning expert. Men younger than 40 account for 60 percent of all lightning fatalities, said John Jensenius with NWS."(Lightning) can stop someone's heart," said Dr. Tim Hutchison, medical director of North Colorado Medical Center. "It can really cause them to quit breathing. That is why it is so important for people to administer CPR if someone is unresponsive and not breathing."
Previous Stories:
- June 7, 2009: Evans Man Killed By Lightning
- May 26, 2009: 2 Skeet Shooters Hit By Lightning
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