Cub Scout, lightning strike
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Summer is a busy time for lightning strikes, which kill about 20 people and injure many others across the United States each year, officials said.
Heat and humidity fueled a dazzling lightning show across the Washington and Baltimore region on Wednesday night.
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Severe thunderstorm leads to tragedy as 18-year-old Joey Nelson Jr. and 19-year-old Randall Martin III were fatally struck by lightning following a fishing trip in Waycross, Georgia.
The bolt struck local archers and a boy scout troop in New Jersey, killing one man and injuring 13 other people. Friends of the victims said the strike had come out of nowhere.
The strike occurred at 7:07 p.m. during a stormy night and shortly before a severe thunderstorm warning was issued for the area.
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Monsoon season has brought powerful storms to eastern India, with at least 33 people killed by lightning strikes this week alone.
A series of lightning strikes near the home came as a line of severe thunderstorms rolled through the Kansas City metro overnight.