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Wednesday, 21 September 2011


Denver school teacher taken to hospital after being struck by lightning

Denver school teacher taken to hospital after being struck by lightning

A Denver school teacher was taken to hospital after being struck by lightning.

56-year-old Chip Wiman was leaning against a tree to shelter from the rain, but lightning hit the tree and threw him to the ground. Wiman joked that his big bum saved him by taking the force of the blast.




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  • Ellie-mo (Age 13) wrote on Wednesday, 21 September 2011 @ 17:19

    Poor man! That must have hurt . . . A LOT!

  • sambarose2 (Age 11) wrote on Thursday, 22 September 2011 @ 18:58

    Oooh that must have hurt TONS!