Lightning Strike During Cub Scout Event Leaves One Dead
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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.
The victim he fell in love with archery at a young age participated in numerous competitions dating back to the 1970s, his sister said.
Another day of scattered thunderstorms is expected for the tri-state area Thursday, though the threat is diminished from a day ago, when an isolated cell turned deadly in New Jersey. Any storms that may develop are not expected to be as damaging as the ones that triggered flash flooding across the New York City metro earlier this week,
Summer is a busy time for lighting strikes, which kill about 20 people and injure many others across the United States each year, officials said.
David Robinson, New Jersey’s state climatologist, said Wednesday’s lightning strike that killed one person and injured 14 others was a rare occurrence. The strike at the Black Knights Bow Benders Archery Range in Jackson killed Robert Montgomery, 61 of Cinnaminson, and injured over a dozen Cub Scouts, one as young as 7.
A series of lightning strikes near the home came as a line of severe thunderstorms rolled through the Kansas City metro overnight.
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.