'There was bolts of lightning all over the place.' 9News
The injured golfer was rushed to Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital in a critical condition after he was struck by lightning at WantimaRex Schaller, 55, said he, brother in-law Keith Lightbody, and nephew Craig Lightbody were sheltering from the storm by a toilet block when they spotted the other golfer standing under a tree on the course.
Schaller and a friend of the injured man gave CPR while Keith Lightbody helped and Craig Lightbody called the ambulance.Schaller said the force of the lightning appeared to have broken the man's golf club in two.The medics then took over and managed to get the man's heart beating, he said."I really hope that he's okay."More than 5000 properties across south-east Queensland lost power as storms hit on Sunday.
Meanwhile, residents of Burketown in north-west Queensland are dealing with major flooding on the Gregory River.
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