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Just seen this on our news service.
Jeff
U.S. DIVER DIES AFTER LIGHTNING HITS AIR TANK
A 36-year-old diver was killed off a Florida beach after lightning
struck his air tank, authorities said.
The man, whose name was not immediately released, was diving with
three others off a boat near Deerfield Beach on Sunday.
When he surfaced, "lighting struck his tank," said Deerfield Beach
fire Chief Gary Fernaays. "He was approximately 30 feet from the boat
at the time."
The three other divers struggled to get the man back into the boat
and radioed for help. The man was then rushed to the beach where a
rescue crew was waiting. He was given CPR and taken to a nearby
hospital where he was pronounced dead, Fernaays said.
An autopsy was planned to determine if he died by electrocution or
drowning.
Just seen this on our news service.
Jeff
U.S. DIVER DIES AFTER LIGHTNING HITS AIR TANK
A 36-year-old diver was killed off a Florida beach after lightning
struck his air tank, authorities said.
The man, whose name was not immediately released, was diving with
three others off a boat near Deerfield Beach on Sunday.
When he surfaced, "lighting struck his tank," said Deerfield Beach
fire Chief Gary Fernaays. "He was approximately 30 feet from the boat
at the time."
The three other divers struggled to get the man back into the boat
and radioed for help. The man was then rushed to the beach where a
rescue crew was waiting. He was given CPR and taken to a nearby
hospital where he was pronounced dead, Fernaays said.
An autopsy was planned to determine if he died by electrocution or
drowning.
