For some people 13 is an unlucky number. St John Ambulance volunteers improved the luck of a 13-year-old boy when they treated him after he was struck by lightning - at 13:13 on Friday 13. The boy was struck at Lowestoft Seafront Air Festival today, Firday 13th, and it was only while the ambulance team was treating him that they noticed the time - 1.13pm. The unnamed buy suffered a minor burn and was taken to James Paget Hospital, where he is expected to make a full recovery. Two other people have been treated at the event today for lightning strikes - they were all holding umbrellas at the time. Rex Clarke, who leads the team of St John Ambulance volunteers at the event, said: ‘There’d been very heavy rain all day, but this afternoon we saw a big flash of lightning over the sea and a loud clap of thunder. 'We got a call that someone had been struck by lightning so we immediately sent our paramedics to the scene, followed by an ambulance. Lightning strikes can cause cardiac arrest, but when our volunteers arrived the boy was conscious and breathing. (Daily Mail)Sunday, 15 August 2010
Unlucky for some: Lightning strikes 13-year-old boy at 13:13 on Friday the 13th
For some people 13 is an unlucky number. St John Ambulance volunteers improved the luck of a 13-year-old boy when they treated him after he was struck by lightning - at 13:13 on Friday 13. The boy was struck at Lowestoft Seafront Air Festival today, Firday 13th, and it was only while the ambulance team was treating him that they noticed the time - 1.13pm. The unnamed buy suffered a minor burn and was taken to James Paget Hospital, where he is expected to make a full recovery. Two other people have been treated at the event today for lightning strikes - they were all holding umbrellas at the time. Rex Clarke, who leads the team of St John Ambulance volunteers at the event, said: ‘There’d been very heavy rain all day, but this afternoon we saw a big flash of lightning over the sea and a loud clap of thunder. 'We got a call that someone had been struck by lightning so we immediately sent our paramedics to the scene, followed by an ambulance. Lightning strikes can cause cardiac arrest, but when our volunteers arrived the boy was conscious and breathing. (Daily Mail)