Two years ago, a doting, new fiancé was devastated when his fiancée was struck down and killed by a lightning bolt while he was in the process of proposing. She was dead before the ring even left his hand. The surviving boyfriend, a citizen from Ashville, says that his lovely girlfriend was only a few feet above him on the hilly incline when they were zapped. The couple was standing at the top of North Carolina’s Max Patch Bald, a mountain at the Tennessee border. Admittedly, they should not have been given permission to hike up the high mountain in stormy weather conditions.
Lightning kills about 58 Americans a year, and strikes many others who suffer from memory loss, attention deficit, sleep disorders, dizziness, and numbness. Whenever a storm is coming, it is suggested that you stay inside. The best choice is always to keep from any metal objects during a storm and to remain safe inside of a building.
If you are hit by lightning because someone else pressed you to stand in a position of danger, then you need to file a lawsuit. While no one can control where lightning strikes, people can take extra precautions to make sure that it doesn’t hit you or someone that you love. Get in touch with a North Carolina Personal Injury Attorney today for more information about lightning lawsuits.
