News, Lightning Kills NJ Dad, Son 48 Years Later. (city, Philadelphia)

[JD59]

A Hammonton, New Jersey man is dead after lightning struck so close to him that it sent a surge of electricity through his body. Before Stephen Rooney, 54, walked away from his wife, family and friends at a barbecue on the Sunday he was struck.

Lightning Kills NJ Dad, Son 48 Years Later - Local News - Philadelphia, PA - msnbc.com (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43747063/ns/local_news-philadelphia_pa/ - broken link)

[Crashj007]

He said, "Lightning never strikes twice?" If it struck once, it did so for a reason and will probably hit there again. Of course, he was no where NEAR where his Dad got zapped . . .
1:300,000 per year of getting hit!
50-100 deaths per year.
Pay attention, people!