A bolt of lightning knocked a man unconscious at a West Linn golf club on Saturday, fire officials said. He survived the rare event.
Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue told The Oregonian/OregonLive that the lightning strike happened around 2:45 p.m. at the Oregon Golf Club when the golfer was out by himself on the course.
The bolt hit him as he was standing by his cart, knocking him unconscious, officials said. When he came to, he managed to call 911 for help.
The man was in “stable condition” when emergency responders took him to the hospital, officials said. Authorities didn’t share the man’s name or age, or provide his current condition.
The odds of a person getting hit by lightning are less than one in a million in any given year, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, and about 90% of people hit by lightning survive the experience.
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