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Lifeguard and Girl Struck By Lightning

by Kyle Dylan Conner


Severe thunderstorms yesterday afternoon knocked out power to thousands in the Philadelphia area and struck buildings and beachgoers at the Jersey Shore.

A lifeguard and a young girl were struck on a Cape May beach at 1:16 p.m. while running away from the storm, the Cape May Beach Patrol said.

Lightning strikes caused numerous structure fires in Cape May County and the Egg Harbor Township area of Atlantic County.

The National Weather Service measured wind gusts of 43 m.p.h. at Philadelphia International Airport and hail as large as golf balls in Brooklawn, Camden County.

In Cape May, the lightning victims were treated by the Cape May Fire Department and taken to the Cape Regional Medical Center, where they were listed in stable condition last night.


Posted in News on July 28th, 2008

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