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Monday, August 20, 2012


Lightning strike kills boy on Lake Superior beach

Associated Press – 13 hrs ago
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — A lightning strike on a Lake Superiorbeach injured eight people, including a 9-year-old Wisconsin boy who later died, Minnesota authorities said Sunday.
All eight were on a sailboat that took refuge from a rapidly approaching thunderstorm on the end of Minnesota Point, near theSuperior Entry to the Duluth-Superior harbor, about 5:30 p.m. Saturday, the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office said in a news release. Lighting struck before they could get off the boat, but one person was able to call 911.
Law enforcement and rescue agencies rushed to the site, which was about two miles from the nearest road to Duluth, by boat and ATV.
The 9-year-old boy from Iron River, Wis., was flown to a hospital in Duluth, where he was pronounced dead. His name was not immediately released. Four others were taken to Duluth hospitals with what authorities described as severe but not life-threatening injuries.
The sheriff's office said the others aboard the boat included Paul Voigt, 46, Laurie Voigt, 45, and an unnamed 7-year-old boy, all from Iron River, Wis.; John Lintula, 52, and Vicky Lintula, 50, who are both from Wisconsin but their hometowns weren't listed; and Frank Voigt, 79, and Mary Voigt, 78, both of Pierz, Minn. The release did not say which of the seven were seriously injured or how the group was related.
Duluth fire officials said Saturday that everyone had some injuries and the group included parents and their two boys, grandparents and a couple who were friends of the family.
Assistant Fire Chief Jarry Keppers told the Duluth News Tribune the 9-year-old boy was found face-down in the water by his brother, who turned him over. He said the other passengers on the 26-foot sailboat started CPR, which was continued by rescue workers who got a pulse back.
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