Twenty folks had been injured when lightning struck a South Carolina seaside Tuesday night, officers mentioned.
Twelve kids and 6 adults had been taken to native hospitals, whereas two folks left on their very own after the strike at a seaside close to Lake Murray, Lexington County spokeswoman Vanessa Diaz mentioned.
The ages of the sufferers weren’t instantly clear, nor was the extent of their accidents, Diaz mentioned. The accidents are thought-about to be non-life-threatening.
The lightning struck on what was an in any other case “tremendous scorching and sunny” day, although a storm cloud did move over the world, Diaz mentioned.
“It didn’t rain or something like that; it was only a random storm cloud that glided by,” she mentioned.
The Lexington County Hearth Service, Irmo Hearth District, Lexington County Emergency Medical Providers and Lexington County Sheriff’s Division all responded, Diaz mentioned.
The strike, reported round 5 p.m., occurred on the Dreher Shoals Dam, Diaz mentioned. The dam is at Lake Murray Public Park, which is owned by Dominion Vitality. Dominion Vitality didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark Tuesday night time.
Lake Murray Public Park is round 4 miles northeast of Lexington.
The park was closed Tuesday night time however set to reopen Wednesday, Diaz mentioned.
