Americans most vulnerable to lightning strikes

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ANGLERS MOST VULNERABLE
TO LIGHTNING

A recent study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration show that anglers are the Americans most vulnerable to lightning strikes. In fact, the agency recently released a safety awareness message that warned anglers are three times more likely to be struck by lightning than golfers.

This is because between the years of 2006 and 2012, over 11 percent of the deaths caused by direct lightning were fishermen. The second highest number belonged to campers, and just trailing behind were boaters. Men were much more likely to be struck than women and more than 70 percent of deaths occurred in the summer months.

Anglers have a reputation for hitting the water in rain, sleet or hail, While a point of pride, fishing in rough weather can be dangerous and experts advise sportsmen to seek cover as soon as a thunderstorm begins. A majority of incidents happened because the victims did not seek cover early enough.

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