9 News Australia published this video item, entitled “Video shows moment lightning strikes boy in ‘extreme freak accident’ on NSW beach | 9 News Australia” – below is their description.
Witnesses have described the ‘freak’ moment a young boy was struck by lightning at a NSW beach near Wollongong.
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Lightning is a giant spark of electricity in the atmosphere between clouds, the air, or the ground. Lightning can occur between opposite charges within the thunderstorm cloud (intra-cloud lightning) or between opposite charges in the cloud and on the ground (cloud-to-ground lightning). (Source: NSSL)
New South Wales is a southeastern Australian state, distinguished by its coastal cities and national parks. Sydney, its capital, is home to iconic structures such as the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge.
Population: 7.544 million (Sept 2014)
