Grayson, 6, was holding his father’s hand when a bolt of lightning struck Mr. Boggs.
A 34-year-old man died and his younger son was seriously injured when he was struck by lightning while walking to a bus stop in Texas, US, on Monday evening.
Matthew Boggs was walking down the driveway with his two sons, Grayson and Elijah, when “lightning fell out of the sky without warning,” according to one gofundme campaign Started by a family member. Grayson, 6, was holding his father’s hand when a bolt of lightning struck Mr. Boggs.
Angela Boggs, the 34-year-old’s mother told CBS affiliate KWTX That in their last moment together, Mr. Boggs said to his son, “I love you, buddy.” He had just finished telling Grayson.
By the time first responders arrived on the scene, both victims were “unresponsive,” according to a statement from the Bosque County Sheriff’s Office.
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Police said a 6-year-old boy, who was found “unconscious but breathing”, was taken to a local hospital, while his father was pronounced dead at the scene. According to the GoFundMe page, Grayson is now “fighting for his life” at Baylor Scott & White McLean Children’s Medical Center in Temple.
The child had several seizures after the incident and was put on a ventilator to help him breathe. According to PeopleAn MRI done on Thursday showed damage to Grayson’s frontal lobe and optic nerve.
“The doctor was asked today if Grayson would wake up, and his answer was, ‘I don’t know.’ She said we would have to wait until we could taper down the sedative medications he was taking to see if he would wake up,” the family said, according to the outlet.
He added, “There is much unknown at this time as to how Grayson will recover. But the family has faith that God is working to heal our sweet boy.”