Lightning-strike paddleboarder was on beach, says dad

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Lightning-strike paddleboarder was on beach, says dad
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Scott Seddon's father says he had come out of the water when he was struck and killed in Greece.

Scott Seddon, 26, was described as "flamboyant" and "a beautiful blonde boy" by his family

A paddleboarder who died after apparently being struck by lightning in Greece was not in the water at the time and died in a "freak accident", his father has said.His father Stephen Seddon, 68, said his son had returned to the beach when he was hit by the strike.But Mr Seddon said: "He wasn't some silly tourist who gets on a board to go somewhere dangerous.

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