A golfer was hospitalized after getting struck by lightning whereas hitting the hyperlinks at a New Jersey course, in accordance with county officers.
The person was on the Pinch Brook Golf Course in Florham Park simply after 6 p.m. when he was struck by the lightning bolt that was a part of a line of night thunderstorms rolling via the realm, a Morris County official mentioned.
First responders mentioned the sufferer stopped respiration, misplaced consciousness and went into cardiac arrest. They had been capable of revive the 36-year-old and he was rushed to Cooperman Barnabas Medical Middle in Livingston, officers mentioned. His situation was not clear.
It marked the second time in only a matter of weeks that lightning struck a golfer in New Jersey. In July, 28-year-old Simon Mariani died after getting struck on the Ballyowen Golf Membership in Sussex County.
Additionally in July, a person was killed by lightning whereas at an archery vary in Jackson Township. That strike additionally left a number of Boy Scouts injured as effectively.
There have been 12 lightning deaths nationwide to this point in 2025, in accordance with the Nationwide Lightning Security Council.
