Surfacing diver is killed by lightning
From Times Wire Reports
Lightning struck a diver’s air tank as he surfaced off Deerfield Beach, authorities said.
Stephen Wilson, 36, was diving with three other men about 40 miles north of Miami. The other divers struggled to get Wilson back into the boat and radioed for help, authorities said.
A rescue crew gave him CPR on the beach, but he was later pronounced dead at North Broward Medical Center.
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