sHREVEPORT, LA. — Maverick lawyer N. Graves Thomas stood in a boat during a thunderstorm, raised his hands and proclaimed heavenward, ''Here I am.'' Moments later a lightning bolt struck him dead, witnesses said.
The lightning bolt struck Thomas in the head Monday aboard his new ski boat on Lake Bistineau. Death apparently was instantaneous as there was no exit point for the lightning, Bossier Parish sheriff's spokesman Scott Hodges said.