*According to statistics from 2006 until 2013, fishermen accounted for more than three times as many lightning fatalities as golfers. Camping and boating each had almost twice as many deaths as golf.
*Soccer is the deadliest sport when it comes to lightning. Of the sports activities, soccer saw the greatest number of deaths with 12 (golf had eight). Around the home, yard work, including mowing the lawn, accounted for 12 fatalities. For work-related activities, ranching/farming topped the list with 14 deaths.
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