{"id":3821,"date":"2026-07-27T20:09:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T20:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3821"},"modified":"2026-07-27T20:09:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T20:09:40","slug":"lightning-knocks-beachgoer-unconscious-in-nc-and-injures-companion-rescuers-say-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3821","title":{"rendered":"Lightning knocks beachgoer unconscious in NC and injures companion, rescuers say"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A lightning strike knocked a beachgoer unconscious at Wrightsville Beach, and the impact was powerful enough to injure someone standing nearby, according to officials in eastern North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3820\">\u2018Actual innocence is my truth\u2019: Bryan Kohberger now wants a trial, per NYT report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Witnesses reported seeing it happened around 11:45 a.m. Saturday, as the two adults were walking near the Shell Island Resort, officials said. The resort is at the northern tip of Wrightsville Beach, which is a 130-mile drive southeast from downtown Raleigh.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The beachgoer hit by the flash was unconscious when taken to a nearby hospital, officials said. The other victim was conscious, officials said.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Details of their condition have not been released.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHeavy storm activity\u201d was reported along the beach Saturday morning, resulting in lifeguards being ordered to evacuate their stands, rescue officials said. It is standard procedure for lifeguards to be withdrawn from the stands if thunderstorms are within 10 miles, town officials said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Six people have been killed by lightning so far this year in the U.S., including an 8-year-old struck while playing in the yard, data shows.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3818\">Florida manatees have migrated north. Where can you spot the sea cows in SC?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A single flash carries about 300 million volts and about 30,000 Amps, the National Weather Service says. By comparison, \u201chousehold current is 120 Volts and 15 Amps,\u201d the NWS says.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cLightning is primarily an injury to the nervous system, often with brain injury and nerve injury. Serious burns seldom occur,\u201d the National Lightning Safety Council says.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople who do not suffer cardiac arrest at the time of the incident may experience lesser symptoms, which often clear over a few days: Muscle soreness, headache, nausea, stomach upset and other post-concussion types of symptoms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3817\">Lightning knocks beachgoer unconscious in NC and injures companion, rescuers say<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Morning lightning strike knocks beachgoer unconscious at Wrightsville Beach, and injures someone standing near her, North Carolina rescuers say.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3816,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-north-carolina"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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