One of the two victims, a woman, was evacuated as a helicopter to the Toulouse hospital in Purpan.
Monday, in the middle of the afternoon, several thunderstorms broke out in the mountains, notably in the Hautes-Pyrénées. One of them, particularly violent, fell on the Gela valley. A couple of hikers was the victim: struck by lightning, this man and this woman were seriously affected.
The rescuers of the PGHM of Pierrefitte-Nestalas immediately went there. If the man was deeply shocked, the woman, she was seriously electrocuted and burned, which required her transfer by helicopter to the Toulouse hospital in Purpan.
The advice of rescuers in the event of a thunderstorm
If the lightning impacts are frequent, the probability of getting lightning is low. The rescuers distill some advice: in the event of a thunderstorm, avoid the high points. Thus, do not shelter under a tree and move away from the peaks of relief. Likewise, you have to move away from any metallic object and as far as possible, isolate yourself from the ground. Easy to say …
