Wednesday, October 3, 2012

KJAX [031223]: Preliminary Local Storm Report...corrected

NWUS52 KJAX 031223
LSRJAX

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
823 AM EDT WED OCT 03 2012

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

0510 PM LIGHTNING VILANO BEACH 29.94N 81.30W
10/01/2012 ST. JOHNS FL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

*** 1 INJ *** A 39 YEAR OLD MALE WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
WHILE FLYING A LARGE KITE WITH HIS SON ON VILANO
BEACH.THE INDIVIDUAL WAS FLYING THE KITE IN A LIGHT RAIN
WHEN THE FIRST LIGHTNING STRIKE FROM THE EVENT STRUCK
HIM. HE WAS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN WEARING A HARNESS WITH
METAL RINGS ON IT AND ATTACHED TO THE KITE. HE REQUIRED
CPR AT THE SCENE AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO FLAGLER HOSPITAL.
AS OF MONDAY NIGHT HE WAS IN STABLE CONDITION WITH BURNS
ON HIS SHOULDER. HIS SON WAS UNINJURED.


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SANDRIK

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