Report: Port Chester Man Struck by Lightning at Cove Park in Stamford

By Alfred Branch (Patch Staff)

A 30-year-old Port Chester man was reportedly hospitalized in serious but stable condition after he was struck by lightning while fishing Saturday at Cove Island Park in Stamford, according to the Connecticut Post.

The man, whose name was not immediately disclosed, was knocked unconscious and suffered burns to his stomach and groin area after his fishing pole was struck by lightning during Saturday’s storm, writes the Post.

He was taken to Stamford Hospital but may be transferred to the Bridgeport Hospital burn unit, Stamford Police Lt. Diedrich Hohn told the Post.

Click here to read the full story on the Connecticut Post website.

Patch file photo.