A married father-of-three postal worker from Nevada died over the weekend after being struck by lightning while riding a jet ski at a reservoir in California with his son, who was also injured.
The deceased victim has been identified as 47-year-old Eugene Arao, a US Army veteran and a long-time mail carrier from Reno.
According to officials, Arao and his son were on a jet ski at Stampede Reservoir in Sierra County, California, on Saturday afternoon when they were caught off guard by a thunderstorm.
More
DelMarVa's Premier Source for News, Opinion, Analysis, and Human Interest Contact Publisher Joe Albero at alberobutzo@wmconnect.com or 410-430-5349
Duh....how dumb can they be??
ReplyDeleteMaybe they were on the water and a storm popped up. It has happened to me a bunch of times. Duh... how dumb can you be. 12:03 is an idiot.
DeleteIf to far from shelter, they should have just sat where they where. Don't move.
ReplyDeleteI don't think it is fair to say this man is dumb. Storms can come out of no where and quickly especially when around water. This is a sad story and condolences to the family.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a family of stupid were they drinking ? This father should have known better lifeguards even chase people off the beach sitting under umbrellas I remember when a family was killed in OC like they didn't know the umbrella rod in a thunderstorm was a conductor!
ReplyDelete