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Man in stable condition after being struck by lightning west of Calgary

A man has been struck by lightning, while out golfing.

It happened around 12:30 p.m. Thursday at the Canmore Golf and Curling Club.

Naomi Nania with EMS said she’s not sure if the 63-year-old man initially stopped breathing, but when paramedics arrived, he did have a pulse.

“He was transported by a ground ambulance to Canmore hospital where STARS picked him to take him to Calgary,” she explained.

STARS confirms the man is now in stable condition.

There are currently no severe thunderstorm warnings issued for the Canmore area.

660News meteorologist David Spence said lightning is not as deadly as you might think.

“More than 90 per cent of people who are struck by lightning survive,” he explained. “But, almost all of them are injured in some way. They are all burned to some extent, the lightning can get into their brains and mess with their minds, erase some memories. You brain controls your movement as well, so if lightning gets into your brain it could paralyze you or impair your movement.”

Spence added, think of thunder as an alarm bell: once it goes off, get inside.

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