My sister, who lives in England, told me about something that allegedly 
happened recently to a British kid who was on vacation on a Caribbean 
island. Apparently, he was playing on the beach, in fine, sunny 
weather. Without warning, he was struck by lightning and killed. 
Allegedly, the lightning came from a storm "hundreds of miles away" (my 
sister's words), and travelled more or less horizontally for that 
distance. 
  
My sister does have a credulous streak in her. Sometimes, she comes up 
with really bizarre ideas. But she says this event was reported in the 
British media. If so, it can't just be a figment of her imagination. 
  
Has anyone here heard of this event, or of something that might get 
misrepresented this way? And does anyone have any knowledge of this 
kind of long-range lightning? 
  
                                dow 
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