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Contractor Struck By Lightning In Demarest Contractor Struck By Lightning In Demarest
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. 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 t…

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by Jerry DeMarco