DARTMOUTH, Mass.—Authorities say an employee at a Dartmouth nursery was revived by coworkers after being struck by lightning during a series of thunderstorms that swept across Massachusetts.
District Fire Chief Timothy Andre tells The Standard-Times that workers at Sylvan Nursery were advised to take cover when a storm moved through early Monday afternoon.
A man identified by police as 37-year-old James Gallant of Westport was running to his pickup truck for shelter when a bolt of lightning either hit the ground or his truck, then struck him.
He fell, motionless and not breathing. Several coworkers, including off-duty firefighter Justin Grady, moved Gallant to safety and performed CPR. He was taken to a hospital and is expected to recover.
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