What type of people die from lightning strikes?

skysmom65

One's that are struck! Dec 08 06, 5:22 PM

zbeckabee

Statistics show that teenage boys are most vulnerable. People in their 30’s are the next most likely victims, followed by those in their 20’s. http://www.floridadisaster.org/HWA/lightning.htm Dec 08 06, 5:32 PM

SOTHC

Golfers in July in Florida according to http://science.nasa.gov/NEWHOME/headlines/essd18jun99_1.htm If you'd like to experience a lightning strike, go golfing one Sunday in July around 4 p.m. If you're really determined, be sure you do it in Florida. Florida has twice as many lightning casualties (deaths and injuries combined) as any other state. Most lightning casualties occur in the afternoon - two-thirds between noon and 4 p.m. local standard time with a casualties maximum at 4. Sunday has 24% more deaths than other days, followed by Wednesday. Lightning reports reach their peak in July. Many lightning victims had been walking in an open field or swimming before they were struck. Other lightning victims had been holding metal objects such as golf clubs, fishing rods, hay forks, or umbrellas. But even those not holding metal objects are as likely to be struck by lightning as a bronze statue of the same size. Dec 08 06, 5:35 PM