JACKSON TWP., N.J. (WPVI) — One particular person is lifeless and greater than a dozen others had been injured in a lightning strike at an outside archery vary in Jackson Township, New Jersey, on Wednesday.
Emergency crews had been dispatched round 7 p.m. to Black Knight Bow Benders, which is positioned on the 600 block of Perrineville Street in Ocean County.
In accordance with Jackson Township police, 61-year-old Robert Montgomery, of Cinnaminson, died from his accidents. He was recognized as a member of the vary, Black Knight Bow Benders’ publicity director Gene Grodzki mentioned.
Fourteen others suffered accidents starting from burns to non-specific complaints of not feeling properly, police mentioned.
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Police say the archery occasion on the location was organized and attended by members of Jackson Cub Scout Pack 204. The injured victims are between the ages of seven to 61 years outdated.
“Please pray for everybody concerned on this tragic incident,” New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy famous in an announcement.
Jackson Township Mayor Michael Reina advised our sister station WABC-TV that he’s deeply saddened by the lack of life. He credited the actions of emergency responders, saying at the very least one of many victims was revived with CPR.
In accordance with Reina, eight of the victims are juveniles with the Boy Scout group.
Grodzki says he tried to assist those that had been hit. He even felt the electrical energy himself.
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“It hit this tree. You may see the place the roots are uncovered beneath the tree. The filth flew up, and one of many membership members, an enormous man like a 240-pound man, obtained thrown up in opposition to the tree,” he recalled.
That is the twelfth lightning loss of life of the yr in america and the second in New Jersey. There have been 18 lightning deaths in New Jersey since 2006.
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