Wow, we came in about an hour earlier
I hope both parties recover fully. We have become very casual lately when the lightning starts by getting}} a few more runs in thinking nothing will happen. This is a wakeup call for me...
http://www.dailyrecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070910/COMMUNITIES/709100323/1203 Girl, dad critical after lightning struck boat
DAILY RECORD STAFF REPORT
Monday, September 10, 2007
JEFFERSON -- A father and daughter were in critical condition at separate hospitals on Sunday, one day after being struck by lightning while boating on Lake Hopatcong.
Robert Tarantino, 41, of New Milford, was listed in critical but stable condition in the burn unit of St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston. State police said he suffered head injuries when he was hit by lightning during a sudden thunderstorm.
His daughter, Emily Ann Tarantino, 8, was listed in critical condition at Morristown Memorial Hospital. Police had no further information on the nature of her injuries.
Both were flown to hospitals after being helped to shore by other boaters and treated by the Jefferson rescue squad, police said. Tarantino's wife and a 10-year-old daughter also were on the boat but were uninjured, police said.
Sgt. Jeanne Hengemuhle of the New Jersey State Police said the Tarantinos were on an 18-foot boat in the vicinity of the Windlass restaurant at about 6:40 p.m. on Saturday when they were caught in a sudden thunderstorm.
Robert Tarantino was hit in the head by lightning, Hengemuhle said, while Emily Ann Tarantino was struck by lightning as she attempted to seek shelter underneath a console on the boat.
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