Lightning strike at South Carolina lake injures 20 people including 12 children - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

Lightning strike at South Carolina lake injures 20 people including 12 children - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

LEXINGTON COUNTY, South Carolina (WYFF) — A lightning strike at a South Carolina lake has left 20 people injured including 12 children, according to officials. Around 5 p.m. Tuesday, Lexington County Fire Service, Irmo Fire District, Lexington County EMS, and the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department responded to a reported electrocution at Dominion Beach Park near the Lake Murray Dam due to lightning. According to Lexington County Public Inform…

Lightning strike injures 20 at popular South Carolina vacation...

Twenty people were injured on Tuesday afternoon when lightning struck a popular summertime lake destination in Lexington County, South Carolina. According to county officials, eight adults and 12 children were electrocuted when lightning struck Lake Murray at Dominion Beach Park. Twelve of the victims were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The Lexington County Sheriff's Department, along with the county's fire service and…