FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- A New Jersey golfer was critically injured when he was struck by lightning Sunday -- just a month after another golfer was killed by a lightning strike in the state.
Sunday's incident happened between the 2nd and 16th holes at the Pinch Brook Golf Course in Florham Park around 6:18 p.m., according to police there.
Officers arrived to find bystanders and a retired Morris County Sheriff's Office captain performing CPR on the victim. The group continued CPR efforts until medics arrived and rushed the 38-year-old man to a local hospital, where he was later transferred to another medical facility.
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The extent of his injuries wasn't known, but police said he was in critical condition when tra