UNITED STATES.- A video posted on the Instagram account of the golf club, Topgolf, went viral on social networks. in San Antonio, Texas (USA), where we can see that the golf ball thrown by a young man sports practitioner, is struck by lightning.
After Tomas Enrique Gomez, who was visiting the club with family and friends, performed the Swing, it is estimated that his ball was traveling at 140 kilometers per hour at the time of the lightning strike.
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I was just happy that he hit the ball, and not me,” the 18-year-old told the Daily Mail.
13 people a year die on golf courses
According to a study by the National Lightning Safety Council, annually, the average number of deaths of people who die on golf courses is 13 worldwide. Being electrical discharges during thunderstorms the main cause.
Likewise, it is reported that of the total number of deaths caused by lightning strikes in the United States, 5% occur on golf courses.
