OCgringo Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 http://cbs5.com/watercooler/watercooler_story_190140139.html HIALEAH: A man making a trip from Puerto Rico to South Florida to raise money for his religious education remains hospitalized Monday after he was struck down by a bolt of lightning which flew from clear blue sky on Sunday. He was selling religious materials when he was hit. Hailu Kidane Marian was working with members of his religious group, selling religious materials door-to-door in a Northwest Miami-Dade neighborhood, when the bolt from the blue struck him down. "I heard a boom, and I looked and the guy jumped back, and he just laid there, stiff," said witness Maria Martinez. Paramedics say Marian was not breathing and his heart was not beating when they arrived, but they were able to revive him and rushed him to Jackson Memorial hospital, where he was in critical condition Sunday night. Members of his religious group waited outside the hospital throughout the night for word of his condition. "He's unconscious, he's in a coma," said Francisco Perez, leader of the Puerto Rico-based group. "It's difficult what happened, you know, but what can we do? Things happen in life, but we still believe in God." This is the second incident in as many months of someone being struck down by lightning from a clear sky in South Florida. Last month David Canales, a gardener who worked in the Pinecrest area, was killed when lightning apparently struck him from a rainless sky. Two co-workers standing nearby were unhurt. CBS Miami Meteorologist Jeff Berardelli said 'dry lightning', which can strike even when the sky is clear, can be very dangerous because victims are not expecting it and don't prepare as they might with a storm threatening. Measurement of lightning strikes in the area Sunday showed only a few bolts compared to the last few days, making Marian especially unlucky to be struck by one of them. Nobody else was injured when the bolt flew from the sky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shygye Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 Zeus was not pleased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous_Dog Posted July 12, 2007 Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 Things like that almost MAKE me beleive in God! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted July 12, 2007 Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 He'll be Thor for some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted July 12, 2007 Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 Very unlucky to have been struck... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted July 12, 2007 Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 << CBS Miami Meteorologist Jeff Berardelli said 'dry lightning', which can strike even when the sky is clear, can be very dangerous because victims are not expecting it and don't prepare as they might with a storm threatening. >> How does one prepare to be struck by lightning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous_Dog Posted July 12, 2007 Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 Make a last will? Slaughter some animals, err make a "offering" to some god? Maybe sacrifice a few virgins, hard to find in Cowboy though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitney Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 I'm sure he'll say it was a sign from God or whatever, and make even more money without actually working for it :grin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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