New Jersey golfer struck by lightning weeks after another NJ golfer killed by lightning strike

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- A New Jersey golfer was critically injured erstwhile helium was struck by lightning Sunday -- conscionable a period aft different golfer was killed by a lightning onslaught successful the state.

Sunday's incidental happened betwixt the 2nd and 16th holes astatine the Pinch Brook Golf Course successful Florham Park astir 6:18 p.m., according to constabulary there.

Officers arrived to find bystanders and a retired Morris County Sheriff's Office skipper performing CPR connected the victim. The radical continued CPR efforts until medics arrived and rushed the 38-year-old antheral to a section hospital, wherever helium was aboriginal transferred to different aesculapian facility.

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The grade of his injuries wasn't known, but constabulary said helium was successful captious information erstwhile transported to the different hospital.

The wounded comes connected the heels of a 28-year-old golfer who was struck and yet killed by a lightning bolt successful New Jersey past month.

Police accidental Simon Mariani, 28, of Franklin Lakes was golfing astatine Ballyowen Golf Course erstwhile a tempest passed done and produced a lightning onslaught that deed Mariani, according to a local report.

Burn scars connected the play people from the lightning strike.

(Brian Delia Photography via Storyful / FOX Weather)

The chances of being struck by lightning successful immoderate fixed twelvemonth is 1 successful 1.43 million, oregon 1 successful 18,000 successful an mean lifetime, according to the National Lightning Safety Council (NLSC).

The NLSC said 13 people, including Mariani, person died from lightning strikes truthful acold this year.  A 41-year-old antheral died portion golfing successful Texas successful June, according to the NLSC.

Overall, 16 radical person died portion golfing since 2006, the NLSC says.