20 injured in lightning strike at South Carolina seaside

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 sufferers’ ages weren’t instantly clear; neither was the extent of their accidents, Diaz mentioned. The accidents are thought of non-life-threatening.

The lightning struck on what was an in any other case “tremendous sizzling and sunny” day, although a storm cloud did cross over the realm, 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, the Irmo Hearth District, Lexington County Emergency Medical Companies and the 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 evening.

Lake Murray Public Park is round 4 miles northeast of Lexington.

The park was closed Tuesday evening however is ready to reopen Wednesday, Diaz mentioned.