—”Between 2000 and 2013, a total of 144 deaths,”
Only ten each year.
Not to worry!
In 2020 there were 17 direct lightning fatalities, compared with 20 in 2019, according to the National Weather Service. From 2010 to 2019 on average, 26 people died each year from lightning strikes in the United States.
FWIW, I don’t go fishing during a thunderstorm or do much of anything outdoors when lightning’s about. My parents did not raise a fool. Nor will I ever undergo any surgery by any robot in this lifetime!
I’ve been fully disabled since 1989 due to one drunk driver and 2 subsequent failed back surgeries.
Anybody or anything comes near me with a scalpel again will get to meet my close, personel friend-Mr. Walther...