Doorbell camera captures the moment a man was struck - by bolt of lightning
- last year
A doorbell camera captured the moment a man working on a school sport field was struck - by a bolt of lightning.
The man was painting lines on a soccer field during a storm when he was hit.
A responding police officer administered CPR potentially - saving his life.
Eric Baumgartner, 39, an employee of Iselin Middle School in Woodbridge, New Jersey, USA was struck in the foot and "was not moving," according to witnesses.
Responding police officer R.J. McPartland jumped into action when he realised that Baumgartner didn't have a pulse and performed CPR.
McPartland said: "We were able to see some burn marks appeared on his hands, so that was how we were able to determine what happened.
"And we knew we needed to start compressions to get his heart started again.
"We were trying to talk to him the whole time.
"Once we were in the ambulance and did he get a pulse back, he did slowly begin to regain consciousness.
"It's what we're trained to do. Luckily, we are trained in that and were able to provide that to someone who needs it."
Woodbridge Mayor John McCormick said: "As of right now, I have every reason to believe R.J. McPartland saved Eric Baumgartner's life."
Baumgartner is said to be in a stable condition at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital.
The man was painting lines on a soccer field during a storm when he was hit.
A responding police officer administered CPR potentially - saving his life.
Eric Baumgartner, 39, an employee of Iselin Middle School in Woodbridge, New Jersey, USA was struck in the foot and "was not moving," according to witnesses.
Responding police officer R.J. McPartland jumped into action when he realised that Baumgartner didn't have a pulse and performed CPR.
McPartland said: "We were able to see some burn marks appeared on his hands, so that was how we were able to determine what happened.
"And we knew we needed to start compressions to get his heart started again.
"We were trying to talk to him the whole time.
"Once we were in the ambulance and did he get a pulse back, he did slowly begin to regain consciousness.
"It's what we're trained to do. Luckily, we are trained in that and were able to provide that to someone who needs it."
Woodbridge Mayor John McCormick said: "As of right now, I have every reason to believe R.J. McPartland saved Eric Baumgartner's life."
Baumgartner is said to be in a stable condition at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital.