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Contractor Struck By Lightning In Demarest

A contractor who was struck by lightning in northern Bergen County during Friday's sudden thunderstorm got a ride to the hospital from a co-worker, authorities said.

Demarest PD

Demarest PD

Photo Credit: DEMAREST PD

The 27-year-old victim was alert and conscious but complained of difficulty breathing after being struck while working at a home on Knickerbocker Road, between Hardenburgh and Madison avenues shortly before 3 p.m. June 16, Demarest Police Chief Anthony Dimitriadis said.

He also had a "burning feeling: in his extremities, an emergency medical worker said.

Responding officers learned that the victim had already been taken from the scene in a private vehicle, presumably to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center.

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