London（AFP）-Friday the 13th proved suitably unlucky for one 13-year-old boy who was struck by lightning before being taken to hospital-at 13:13 on thedreadeddate.
"They boy, who has not been named, was treated for a slight burn after being hit along with two others at an air show in Suffolk, eastern England." a spokeswoman said.
Staff(人员) at eh St. Johns Ambulance service said there had been heavy rain all day before they saw a big flash of lightning and loud clap of thunder over the sea off the Suffolk coast.
"We got a call that someone had been struck by lightning so we immediately sent our first aid emergency stall to the scene, followed by an ambulance." said Rex Clarke, head of the team of St. John Ambulance volunteers at the event.
"Lightning strikes can cause cardiac arrest (心搏骤停), but when our volunteers arrived the boy was conscious and breathing."
Clarke added that two other people were treated for injuries from lightning burns in the space of twenty minutes, and that all three people were holding umbrellas at the time which " acts as a conductor (导体) for electricity".
Jason Gillingham, a County Ambulance officer on scene at the show, said, "This was a slight burn t the boy's shoulder, but he was taken to hospital and is recovering well."
