Lightning Kills Diver Off Florida Coast
Pastor Dale Morgan
Lightning Kills Diver Off Florida Coast*
Monday July 23, 2007 5:31 PM
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Lightning struck a diver's air tank as he
surfaced off Florida's Atlantic coast, killing him, authorities said.
The 36-year-old man was diving with three others Sunday off a boat near
Deerfield Beach, about 40 miles north of Miami. He had surfaced about 30
feet from the boat when lightning struck his tank, said Deerfield Beach
Fire Chief Gary Fernaays.
The other divers struggled to get the man back into the boat and radioed
for help, Fernaays said. The victim, identified was Stephen Wilson of
Deerfield Beach, was rushed to the beach, where a rescue crew gave him
CPR. He was later pronounced dead at North Broward Medical Center.
A severe thunderstorm warning had been in effect Sunday for Broward County.
The Broward County Medical Examiner's Office planned an autopsy to
determine if Wilson drowned or was electrocuted.