1 Dead, 13 Injured By Lightning Strike At New Jersey Archery Range

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A 61-year-old man is dormant aft a group of group was struck by lightning astatine a New Jersey archery scope Wednesday night, constabulary said.

Thirteen others, including a 7-year-old, were injured successful nan lightning onslaught astatine nan Black Knight Bowbenders archery scope successful Jackson Township, New Jersey. Injuries ranged from "burns to non-specific complaints of not emotion well," Jackson Township constabulary main Matthew D. Kunz said.

At slightest 4 of of nan victims are children and were taken to nan infirmary pinch burns, said Jerry Mindurski, president of nan archery club.

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Three big instructors were besides taken to nan hospital, he said, noting that nan personification who died was a personnel astatine nan club.

Mindurski said he did not cognize nan conditions of nan different victims aliases what hospitals they were taken to.

First responders performed CPR connected 1 man aft constabulary were called astir 7:13 p.m., and different personification was unconscious but regained consciousness, Kunz said successful a news release. It was not instantly clear if nan personification fixed CPR was nan man who died aliases personification else.

Mindurski said he was "praying for family members of nan man that was killed and those that sewage hurt."

"It's each truthful sudden," he said.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has been briefed connected nan situation, he said connected X.

"Please believe for everyone progressive successful this tragic incident," Murphy added.

Thunderstorms were expected crossed much of nan eastbound and cardinal U.S. Wednesday, including New Jersey. Jackson Township is astir 30 miles eastbound of Trenton, nan authorities capital.