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Lightning Kills Man On Burlington County Golf Course: Reports
A man was struck by lightning and killed while at the Burlington County Country Club on Wednesday, according to published reports.
WESTAMPTON TOWNSHIP, NJ — A man was reportedly struck and killed by lightning on a golf course in Burlington County.
The man was seeking shelter from a popup storm at the Burlington Country Club on Burrs Road in Westampton Township when lightning struck a tree near him, CBS 3 reports.
The lightning strike happened between the course's 6th and 7th hole at about 3:45 p.m., according to Fox 29. The man, who has not been identified, later died of his injuries, NBC 10 reports.
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