A man eating lunch with his family suffered burns after being “indirectly struck” by lightning at a hotel in Gauteng on Friday.
The 50-year-old reportedly suffered moderate injuries after the strike in Boksburg North.
ER24 spokesperson Ross Campbell said in a statement that paramedics received a distress call from a community-based emergency vehicle and arrived at the scene around 4pm.
“The man had apparently been eating lunch with his family under a gazebo when the lightning struck nearby,” he said.
“He suffered burns to his leg as well as other moderate injuries and was treated on scene before being transported to a private hospital in the area for further care.”
The SA Weather Service issued an alert earlier in the day for possible severe thunderstorms across parts of Gauteng.
Lightning ends lunch for man injured by strike at hotel in Gauteng
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A man eating lunch with his family suffered burns after being “indirectly struck” by lightning at a hotel in Gauteng on Friday.
The 50-year-old reportedly suffered moderate injuries after the strike in Boksburg North.
ER24 spokesperson Ross Campbell said in a statement that paramedics received a distress call from a community-based emergency vehicle and arrived at the scene around 4pm.
“The man had apparently been eating lunch with his family under a gazebo when the lightning struck nearby,” he said.
“He suffered burns to his leg as well as other moderate injuries and was treated on scene before being transported to a private hospital in the area for further care.”
The SA Weather Service issued an alert earlier in the day for possible severe thunderstorms across parts of Gauteng.
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