USCG Rescues Fishing Group Stranded 100 Miles off Coast After Lightning Strikes Boat, Starts Fire
A boat carrying seven people on Saturday headed about 100 miles off the coast of Clearwater, Florida, as the crew prepared for a day of fishing. Group members were competing in a tournament, but they were the ones who…
A boat carrying seven people on Saturday headed about 100 miles off the coast of Clearwater, Florida, as the crew prepared for a day of fishing.
Group members were competing in a tournament, but they were the ones who needed to be thrown a line.
As they started bringing fish aboard, the Weather changed for the worse.
It isn’t unusual to encounter storms at this time of year, but it is somewhat unusual to capture the ensuing natural disaster on film.
As one of the passengers recorded the journey, lightning struck the 39-foot boat.
“There was just the biggest flash, like light bulbs, right in your face,” Sherrie Kelley, one of the passengers, told WTVT-TV.
The passenger who was filming, Joshua Lee Guy — lost consciousness and hit the deck, boat captain Glenn Rumer told the outlet.
Thankfully, Guy got up quickly, but as the group assessed the boat, they realized they were in trouble.
“The electricity from the lightning actually went through him and caused him to black out and go to the floor,” Rumer, Kelley’s brother, added.