GOLF LINKS TRAGEDY.
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. PLAYER AND CADDIE KILLED. LONDON. March 30. A retired business man, Mr. Kelly, aged 70, was playing golf at Maidenhead with his 15 year-old caddie, a widow's only son, Jind they were approaching the 17th green when a sudden and brief thunderstorm broke. Mr. Kelly and the caddie hurriedly took shelter beneath Mr. Kelly's umbrella and both were killed instantly by lightning. Their bodies, badly burned and mutilated, were found near the green, with the clothing ripped to shreds. Mr. Kelly s beard was .singed off. Another player, who was partnering Mr. Kelly, was struck by the same Hash, but he. managed to stagger dazedly to the clubhouse, hurried on bis arms and legs. His condition, however, is not crit'cnl.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21146, 1 April 1932, Page 9
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126GOLF LINKS TRAGEDY. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21146, 1 April 1932, Page 9
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