A cricket player was struck by lightning this afternoon in Marine Park!
Patrick Gibson, 41, was barely breathing, legs badly burned and his clothes were totally destroyed when he was hit by lighting collecting cricket off the field.
No word yet if this man survived. Local EMT’s say the man was DOA.
Check out this November 2008 article of the NYTimes highlighting the cricket players – Isolation Is Pretty Splendid
Coverage:
NY Daily News
Hey, thanks a lot for the heads up on the fire at furniture Fireplace.
the man lived…
The Sunday Daily News carried an article an the status of the cricket player:
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/brooklyn/2009/08/30/2009-08-30_flatbush_man_struck_by_lightening_while_playing_cricket_shows_signs_of_improveme.html