A new father was struck and killed by lightning while he was running. A sad and somber time for his family.
If you watched News4JAX this morning, and I hope you did, you might have seen our harrowing story about the 19 year old father who was taken too soon by a lightning strike.
According to the National Weather Service, lightning can strike people in 5 various ways: A direct strike, a side flash, a ground current, conduction, and streamers.A direct strike occurs primarily when a person is in some sort of an open area, and when struck, the strike moves through the nervous system or the cardiovascular area of the body. When a direct strike hits, burns can also occur due to the heat of the lightning on the body.
Conduction happens both inside and outside, and it’s when the lightning strike travels very long distances within metal or wires. Essentiually this is why it’s unsafe to shower, or mess with anything that you might plug in during a storm. Outlets, and things that plug into outlets can be effected.
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