13-Year-Old Boy Hit By Lightning - At 13:13 on Friday the 13th
A 13-year-old Boy Was Struck by Lightning — at 13:13 hours, on Friday the 13th
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Talk about an unlucky number. A 13-year-old boy in Lowestoft, England, was struck by lightning — at 13:13 hours, on Friday the 13th, according the U.K.'s Mirror newspaper. He is expected to fully recover. According to MSNBC.com, Rex Clarke, leader of the St. John Ambulance team that treated the child, described what happened. "Suddenly there was this huge crack of lightning really close to the seafront and really loud thunder," he told the Mirror. "Seconds later we got a call someone had been hit. The boy was breathing and was conscious.""He had a minor burn to his shoulder and was taken to hospital as a precaution. It could have been a lot worse," he said, adding: "It's all a bit strange that he was 13, and it happened at 13:13 on Friday the 13th." According to the report, two other spectators, who were standing near the boy when he was hit, were treated for minor injuries."We were just watching the Red Arrows [air display team] go past and there was a flash of lightning," one of the wounded, Jordan Gissing, 16, told the Mirror. "I couldn't speak. I was in shock."
