Prayers Showered as Tragedy Strikes a Man on the Golf Course Near Brisbane

Golf courses are no stranger to tragedy. From car accidents to people collapsing on the course to even robberies, the miles of course around the globe seem to have seen it all. Yet when tragedy strikes, it doesn’t make it any easier. And the people witnessed that firsthand in Brendale recently when a man suffered a terrible fate at the Wantima Golf Course on South Pine Road, just north of Brisbane.

Tragic scenes at the Brendale golf course

The storms that have been raging through Queensland recently headed towards Brisbane on Sunday this week. Brendale took the brunt of the fury that the storms had to dish out. From uprooted trees to massive floods in the area, no one in Brendale was spared. And unfortunately, neither was the Wantima Golf Course nor the man who stood on it.

As per 7 news’s recent article, A man was on the course as it poured down due to the storms, and suddenly, in a flash, he was struck by lightning. He was treated on the course by the paramedics who arrived soon after, and they rushed him to the hospital.

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The man is currently at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, and the situation doesn’t look too good. The Queensland Ambulance Service claimed that he was in critical condition. And at the hospital, the man is now fighting for his life. As he clings on, undoubtedly people sent out prayers to him and his family.

Other effects of the harsh storm

The storms were nothing short of a disaster for the whole of Queensland. Over 4000 people have been left without power because of it in Brisbane and Logan. Moreover, the north of the state saw floods in Burketown like never before. The rains and floods have caused irreversible damage to property, too.

Although the storms have been estimated to have peaked and are now slowly dying down, the damage has already been done. Flood alerts remain active in Burketown, where on Sunday the water level exceeded seven meters, breaking its previous high of 6.78 meters in 2011.

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