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No pulse : Florida father, son live to tell a miracle lightning tale

His dad was dead and Matthew Anderson was face down in the sand struggling to move.  He doesn’t know how long he was unconscious – a few seconds, maybe a minute – but when his brain blinked on again like a fuzzy radio channel, Anderson knew something was off. He tried to stand, making it to his hands and knees before falling over like a wobbly boxer trying to get up after a near-knockout punch.   It was a Sunday afternoon in June and Anderson, 32, and his father, 64-year-old Mark Johnson, had just packed up their fishing gear after spotting a summer thunderstorm bubbling to their north near Stuart. The duo, both of Hobe Sound, stuck close to the water walking back to the parking lot on Jupiter Island to avoid sand that was too hot for bare feet.  

coronavirus mars lightning death data

National weather experts struggled this year to gather lighting-related death data as media outlets and emergency managers main sources of information were consumed by the coronavirus, wildfires, a presidential election and social unrest.  John Jensenius, a former National Weather Service lightning expert and founding member of the National Lightning Safety Council, said the 17 deaths tallied in 2020, including three in Florida, may be an undercount. It s the lowest number since 2017, when just 16 deaths were counted nationwide. Just as COVID-19 has dealt challenging wildcards to healthcare, science, industry and infrastructure, the council s investigations to confirm lightning strike death counts have faced formidable roadblocks in 2020, said a statement from the council. 

Will lightning death count for US in 2020 remain unconfirmed?

Pierre, SD, USA / DRGNews Dec 30, 2020 7:01 AM CUMBERLAND, Maine, Dec. 17, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) Is there a connection between the number of lightning death reports and the COVID-19 pandemic? The National Lightning Safety Council (NLSC) is trying to find out. Amidst uncertainty surrounding the accurate (actual recorded) number of strike deaths in the U.S., members of the NLSC are wondering if the pandemic could be a factor in the reporting of lightning deaths in 2020. “Our primary source for information on lightning deaths is from broadcast and print media reports,” said John Jensenius, lightning specialist and founding member of the National Lightning Safety Council. “With this year’s media coverage primarily focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, the election, social injustice and unrest, and the devastating wildfires in the western United States, lightning deaths and injuries did not get their usual news coverage.”

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