Lightning

As many of you know we have a lightning detection system here at MGC. There will be frequent afternoon thunderstorms this time of year so I wanted to remind everyone that when the siren sounds make your way to the clubhouse immediately. While under a lightning delay the range nets and the putting green are still off limits. You can be struck anywhere outside so please stay inside the clubhouse or on the porch. Here is a reminder of what can happen if you do not follow these directions:

A 32-year-old Passaic man struck by lightning at Gateway National Recreation Area in Sandy Hook Monday evening had to be revived by emergency personnel on scene before he was taken to an area hospital in serious condition, officials said.

The man, who was not further identified, was struck by a bolt shortly before 6 p.m. during the fierce thunderstorm that pummeled the region with rain, bullet-sized hail and lightning.

He was taken to Monmouth Medical Center where he was listed in serious condition as late as 11:25 p.m., the spokesman, John Warren, said. His condition could not yet be determined today.

The man was in the beach area with his family when he was struck, Warren said. When his relatives found he had no pulse, they started CPR but were unable to revive him. Firefighters, park rangers and emergency personnel called to the scene, though, were able to jolt the man back to life with a defibrillator. He was then taken by ambulance to the medical center.