WESTAMPTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (CBS) — Storms turned deadly Wednesday when a man was killed by a nearby lightning strike on a New Jersey golf course. It happened at Burlington Country Club this afternoon.
Officials say the victim was on the golf course when he got caught in a pop-up storm.
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This happened just about 500 yards away from the course’s clubhouse.
Ribbons and bolts plagued the skies over Burlington County Wednesday evening — each one, a solemn reminder of what a lightning strike had just taken.
Things looked much different during the mid-afternoon hours — heavy heat meant that the course at the Burlington Country Club in Westampton was not as busy as it might have been.
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By 3;30 p.m., things seemed to change in an instant. Radar shows lightning swiftly entering the Westampton/Mt. Holly area.
According to Westampton police, a golfer who was rushing to seek shelter from the pop-up storm was fatally injured when lightning struck a tree that was close to him.
It happened between the sixth and seventh hole.
The man described to be in his 70s died at the scene. At this point, the man has not been officially identified.
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