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2007 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance

70-year-old golfer was struck by lightning and killed this afternoon.

Police are at the scene now. The accident occurred around 1:30 p.m. at Rogell Golf Course on Berg Road in Detroit.

Yvette Walker, a Detroit Police spokeswoman, said golf course employees warned the man to go inside during a thunderstorm. The man ignored their warnings, Walker said.

The man suffered burns from the chest up and died at the scene, Walker said.

Submitted on 06/27/2007

Submitted by: Tina Berry
Reference: Detroit Free Press June 27, 2007 (www.freep.com

Copyright © 2007 DarwinAwards.com

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James said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
Not much detail here, but he WAS warned! I can picture the old curmudgeon giving the hapless employees grief as he huffed off to that hole-in-one in the sky! Thanks, Tina!


Bruce said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
While he was warned, I'm still ambivalent without getting more details about the weather. If he was golfing in the middle of an actual thunderstorm then he definitely deserves an award. But it's possible for lightning to strike when skies are fairly clear if conditions are right. If the skies didn't look threatening at the time he may not have thought it was anything to be concerned about. Either way, I guess, he got what he deserved. Thanks, Tina.


Chip said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
I am not a golfer but I was once told by one that thunder is God's way of asking "May I play through?". Obviously this one decided that his tee time was more important than any warnings. Fore! ZAP! I like it. Thanks for sending it, Tina.


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