DW> My sister, who lives in England, told me about something that
 DW> allegedly happened recently to a British kid who was on
 DW> vacation on a Caribbean island. Apparently, he was playing on
 DW> the beach, in fine, sunny weather. Without warning, he was
 DW> struck by lightning and killed. Allegedly, the lightning came
 DW> from a storm "hundreds of miles away" (my sister's words),
 DW> and travelled more or less horizontally for that distance.

I've heard of these things being reported in the National Enquirer.

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