Lightning Incident Sends Two Denbigh Players to Hospital During daCosta Cup Match

Two Denbigh High footballers, Lashawn Barnaby and Omarion Wright, were taken to hospital after being struck by lightning during a daCosta Cup quarter-final in Montego Bay, renewing questions about ISSA’s weather safety protocols. ISSA says it removes players when lightning is detected, while golf and swimming officials say they also stop activity and use apps or detectors to monitor conditions.

Counselling was provided to Denbigh High’s daCosta Cup football team after a lightning strike at Cornwall College’s field in Montego Bay left players Omarion Wright and Lashawn Barnaby shaken and briefly hospitalised; both have been released. Coach Garfield Carney said the incident traumatised the team and raised concerns about whether the match should have continued, while Cornwall coach Leacroft Lettman stressed the need for medical staff and ambulances at games.

Denbigh High footballers Lashawn Barnaby and Omarion Wright were discharged from Cornwall Regional Hospital late Tuesday after collapsing during a lightning disruption in their daCosta Cup quarter-final against Cornwall College in Montego Bay. The players had medical tests and will have follow-up checks in a week, while the match was stopped with Cornwall College leading 1-0.

A lightning strike during this afternoon’s ISSA daCosta Cup quarterfinal in Montego Bay sent two Denbigh High players, Omarion Wright and Lashawn Barnaby, to hospital by ambulance and forced the match to be stopped. Cornwall College were leading 1-0 when play was halted, and the game will be rescheduled.

Denbigh High’s Lashawn Barnaby and Omarion Wright were taken to a Montego Bay medical facility after both collapsed during the first half of a daCosta Cup quarter-final against Cornwall College on Tuesday. They were alert while being examined after lightning flashes near the field; Cornwall College led 1-0 when play stopped.