Pascal Gremillet/YouTubeAn off-duty fireman has been labelled a hero after saving the life of a child who was one of a group of eleven people struck by lightning during a birthday party.
Three children have been left fighting for their lives after being struck as they sheltered under a tree from a sudden thunderstorm in a Paris park.
Another child and an adult were seriously injured and in total eleven people were hit when the lightning struck in Parc Monceau, reports The Telegraph.
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Fortunately for the victims, an off-duty fireman was on-hand to give first aid, giving CPR to one child whose heart had stopped.
The off-duty fireman, Pascal Gremillet, said:
I saw them on the ground beside a tree. There was a child in cardiac arrest so I gave first aid and heart massage.
Police blocked off a section of a nearby road while the victims were taken to two hospitals with psychologists on call to counsel traumatised parents.
YouTubeGrégoire Gauger witnessed the tragedy:
It started raining buckets and everyone headed for shelter and then lightning struck. We all jumped. I was only 300 metres away.
Unfortunately it was a group of children form the area who were hit during a birthday tea.
YouTubeAnother freak incident saw 35 people injured in Germany when a lightning bolt struck during a children’s football match. The referee was hit directly and was rushed to hospital by helicopter.
It sounds like Mr Gremillet’s actions saved at least one life – and let’s hope they all have a speedy recovery.
