Woman taken to Gympie Hospital after lightning strike at Amamoor
A Mary Valley resident has had a close call at her home as severe storms rolled across the region.
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A woman in her 50s has had a lucky escape in the Mary Valley after a near-miss with a lightning strike.
It understood the bolt came from a storm passing over Amamoor which struck nearby her house about 4.30pm.
She was taken to Gympie Hospital in a stable condition.
A QAS spokesman said this was a “precautionary” measure.
It was the second lightning-related call-out for first responders across the state, coming less than two hours after two women were injured when their house near Kilcoy was struck.
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