Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report for Wyoming: Sheepherder Struck by Lightning in Wyoming, FACE-92-WY-013.

摘要

A 17 year old male ranch helper was struck by lightning while moving sheep between camps in a hilly area near the border of the state. The victim had left the safety of a sheepherder's wagon and was found lying under a tree, the victim of a lightning strike. He was brought to a nearby ranch house where CPR was administered. Ambulance personnel from a town 20 miles away arrived at the scene about 25 minutes after a 911 call had been placed, and transported the victim to an out of state hospital a few miles across the border. He was pronounced dead 3 and 1/4 hours after ambulance arrival.