26th August 1912
A labourer is killed by lightning
On the same day that flimsy, canvas-covered planes were racing to and from Jersey, a fearsome storm was brewing. When it broke, it killed a French labourer. The Nottingham Evening post reported the following day that “a hole was practically drilled through his head.”
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Other events that occured in August
Funeral for a scout killed in Jersey
- A visiting scout was hit by a car at Saint Ouen, and later died in hospital, yet the scouts continued their holiday in Jersey.
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Pilot killed in private plane crash
- A pilot was killed when both engines of the plane he was flying from Jersey to Guernsey lost power and he crashed into an outbuilding.
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Two parachute deaths in two days
- Two men were killed in accidents involving parachutes on consecutive days in Jersey in August 1975.
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A labourer is killed by lightning
- A labourer working in Jersey was struck by a bolt of lightning reported to have practically drilled through his head.
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