Authorities say a man has survived after being struck by lightning in Pawleys Island.
PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. (AP) -- Authorities say a man has survived after being struck by lightning in Pawleys Island.
Midway Fire Rescue spokesman Bob Beebe says the man was working outside Tuesday afternoon when a bolt of lightning hit a tree, then jumped to him.
Beebe says the man was conscious and taken to a hospital. His name and condition was not released.
Beebe says the tree took the brunt of the strike and was split at the top.
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