Cosby
07-18-2005, 12:43 PM
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Separate lightning strikes in Pennsylvania over the weekend injured about a dozen people attending a family reunion and 21 soldiers at a National Guard training center.
A bolt hit a tree near a home Saturday evening in Sugarcreek, Pennsylvania, causing as many as 30 people to feel a jolt, said Andy Coon, who attended the reunion at his grandmother's farm about 70 miles north of Pittsburgh.
"Everyone was in shock for what it seemed like a long time, but it was within seconds that we were running around helping people," Coon said. "A lot of us were on our knees, praying."
David Rogan, 12, was knocked unconscious, and a relative performed CPR until paramedics arrived.
Rogan was taken to a Pittsburgh hospital, where he was in critical but stable condition Sunday, suffering from brain swelling, said Larry Bell, one of the family members who organized the party.
"They say lightning is rare, but this is very rare for lightning to come down on so many people and not kill anybody," said Larry Bell, whose mother owned the farm. "God was showing his strength."
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Soldiers injured
In Fort Indianatown Gap, Pennsylvania, lightning struck a metal canopy and injured 21 soldiers who were standing under it at a National Guard weapons training range.
Only one of the injured soldiers, a sergeant who was knocked unconscious, was admitted to a hospital after the strike Sunday night.
Sgt. Richard Sandt, 36, is expected to be discharged Monday, Guard spokesman Lt. Col. Chris Cleaver said. Most of the soldiers who were at the training range were from a Kutztown-based infantry company.
About 100 soldiers had been firing weapons at the M-16 range when the exercise was stopped about 8:30 p.m. because of the storm. The soldiers were under a pavilion waiting to board a bus when the lightning struck.
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Separate lightning strikes in Pennsylvania over the weekend injured about a dozen people attending a family reunion and 21 soldiers at a National Guard training center.
A bolt hit a tree near a home Saturday evening in Sugarcreek, Pennsylvania, causing as many as 30 people to feel a jolt, said Andy Coon, who attended the reunion at his grandmother's farm about 70 miles north of Pittsburgh.
"Everyone was in shock for what it seemed like a long time, but it was within seconds that we were running around helping people," Coon said. "A lot of us were on our knees, praying."
David Rogan, 12, was knocked unconscious, and a relative performed CPR until paramedics arrived.
Rogan was taken to a Pittsburgh hospital, where he was in critical but stable condition Sunday, suffering from brain swelling, said Larry Bell, one of the family members who organized the party.
"They say lightning is rare, but this is very rare for lightning to come down on so many people and not kill anybody," said Larry Bell, whose mother owned the farm. "God was showing his strength."
http://www.liquito.blogger.com.br/lightning_tree_large.jpg
Soldiers injured
In Fort Indianatown Gap, Pennsylvania, lightning struck a metal canopy and injured 21 soldiers who were standing under it at a National Guard weapons training range.
Only one of the injured soldiers, a sergeant who was knocked unconscious, was admitted to a hospital after the strike Sunday night.
Sgt. Richard Sandt, 36, is expected to be discharged Monday, Guard spokesman Lt. Col. Chris Cleaver said. Most of the soldiers who were at the training range were from a Kutztown-based infantry company.
About 100 soldiers had been firing weapons at the M-16 range when the exercise was stopped about 8:30 p.m. because of the storm. The soldiers were under a pavilion waiting to board a bus when the lightning struck.
http://www.weatherbook.com/images/8_23_04_web.jpg