Golfer dies three weeks after being struck by lightning while on the course
abc.net.au/news/queensland-golfer-struck-by-lightning-dies-dirk-kotze/102167864A man who was struck by lightning on a golf course north of Brisbane has died after an almost three-week fight for life in hospital.
In a statement, Dirk Kotze's family said he died on Thursday from injuries related to the lightning strike. "The trauma sustained by both the lightning strike and subsequent cardiac arrest was too significant for his body to recover [from]," the statement read. The 56-year-old Moreton Bay man was struck at Wantima Golf Course in Brendale on March 12, when a severe storm broke out over parts of Queensland's south-east.
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