17 January 2019 1 Min Read
‘I’m going back to church’: lightning hits pals
Clinton Fleming was struck by lightning at Loskop Dam. This photo was taken hours before the strike.
Image: Charne Nel
Image: Charne Nel
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It had been an hour since fish had bitten. The sun was blazing and a few drops of rain began to fall.
Frustrated fishermen watched as safety officer Jaco le Roux finally reeled in a fish – and then there was an enormous “explosion”, a white flash, and Le Roux and his friend collapsed.
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