Has anyone ever been / heard of someone being hit by lightening whilst kiting?
Not that charged energy you get kiting in some storms but propped burn mark on kite etc.?
Here is a very old post, apparently, highly unlikely. I would be more worried about being hit by a 60 knot microburst than lightning!!
fksa.org/showthread.php?p=50249
Not a Kiter but good reason to pack up early rather than later when a storm approaches ....
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/surfer-struck-by-lightning-near-byron-bay-remains-in-critical-condition-20151109-gku0v2.html