A man has been left fighting for his life in hospital after being struck by lightning during yesterday’s wild storms across the South East.
The man was out playing golf at Brendale, north of Brisbane, when he was struck around 2.30pm on Sunday.
It occurred as storms swept across parts of South East Queensland, with warnings issued for Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Redcliffe and the Sunshine Coast.
The man, whose age is not known, was treated at the scene by paramedics before being rushed to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital.
A Queensland Ambulance spokesperson confirmed he was transported in a critical condition.
“One patient has been transported in a critical condition to Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital after earlier lightning incident at Brendale,” Queensland Ambulance said in a statement.
More than 157,000 lightning strikes were recorded across the south east as of 5.30pm last night.
