July 1, 2008
Hit By Lightning, Has GOOD Luck -- Twice!
It Wasn't Just That Polo Umpire Survived -- It Was How He Happened To
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Stephen Colt on The Early Show Tuesday (CBS)
It's even LESS often that someone could get hit by lightning and consider himself to have been lucky, two-times over!
But that's exactly how Stephen Conroy feels after being hit by a bolt from the blue -- well, dark gray, anyhow.
Conroy was umpiring a polo match in Colts Neck, N.J. Sunday when he was struck.
He not only lived, he came away with only a broken arm.
But, Conroy says, he actually got himself out of what amounted to double jeopardy in the moments preceding the hit.
He told his story to Early Show co-anchor Maggie Rodriguez Tuesday.
Rodriguez also spoke with a physician who exploded some myths about lighting, and offered some safety tips.
To see the Early Show segment, click on the arrow in the image below:
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