Man dies from lightning on New Jersey golf course
'10.06.2021'
Lyudmila Balabay
A man was killed by lightning on a New Jersey golf course. The incident occurred at about 15:30 on June 9 - on the territory of the club, a man tried to hide from a thunderstorm, writes New York Post.
The name of the deceased has not yet been disclosed. It is only known that he was over 70 years old. He tried to hide from a thunderstorm at the Burlington Country Club in Westhampton.
Lightning struck a tree next to the man, and he died at the scene.
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This is the first death of a person from a lightning strike in the United States this year, a record for the entire period of such records. Usually, the first deaths from lightning strikes in the United States occur in the spring months.
Seventeen people were killed by lightning strikes in the United States last year.
