A primary school-aged boy is fighting for his life after being hit by lightning at a beach near Wollongong on Australia Day.
The nine-year-old boy was hit by the bolt while in the surf at Warilla Beach at Barrack Point, Surf Life Saving NSW said.
“Very visibly, he had the burns from the lightning strike,” chief executive Steve Pearce told ABC News.
“The lifeguards were on the beach, they were able to go to his assistance straight away and started performing life-saving CPR until the paramedics and the doctors could arrive.”
The boy went into cardiac arrest after being hit and suffered burns to his chest….