Mayoi Ebihara and Miki Sudo compete in the Nathan's hot dog eating contest on Tuesday. The FDNY said they responded to a call of an “electrocution” just before noon on Coney Island and transported a person to Lutheran Medical Center in Brooklyn.
The National Weather Service issued a special weather statement warning of “strong thunderstorms” and “frequent cloud to ground lightning” in parts of Brooklyn, specifically mentioning Coney Island.Ī possible injury due to lightning may have occurred on Coney Island, according to a preliminary storm report from the National Weather Service. The weather delay lasted for about two hours, and the event began again at 2 p.m. The gluttonous Independence Day event brought thousands of people to Coney Island, New York, on Tuesday to watch competitive eaters scarf down as many hot dogs as their stomachs allow in just 10 minutes.Ī major rain and lightning storm hit Coney Island around noon, shortly before the men were set to come out to compete, scattering the crowds to shelter. People take shelter from the rain Tuesday at the Nathan's hot dog eating contest.
