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| Wednesday, 9-Jul-2008 17:18 |
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Tree Hit By Lightning, Falls and Blocks Traffic
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A 28-year-old man was killed last night when lightning struck a tree in Christie Pits.
Just before 8 p.m., as a violent thunderstorm swept across the city, a bolt struck a huge maple tree overlooking the baseball diamond in the park's northeast corner.
Witnesses said the victim had sought shelter from the rain under the tree.
Police said it was unclear if he was struck directly by lightning or fell victim to the electrical transfer after the tree was hit.
Curtis Puncher was sitting on his porch nearby when he saw the lightning flash in the park. After the rain stopped, he went to check the tree and found the prostrate man.
"There was a guy lying at the base of the tree and beside him was a book. I checked for a pulse and to see if he was breathing, but he wasn't," said Puncher.
Puncher called 911, and performed CPR under the guidance of a dispatcher until paramedics arrived. The man was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The man was from Toronto, but not from the Christie Pits area. Police are attempting to contact his family, who live outside the city.
An autopsy will be done today.
Environment Canada recorded 430 lightning flashes as the intense storm travelled across the GTA, said meteorologist Arnold Ashton.
The threshold for severe rainfall, 50 millimetres, was met in several places, including the Annex.
A fallen tree blocked Bloor St. W. near High Park, said Ashton.
this was the fallen tree...
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