Lightning strike injures 5 people, 3 critically in New York
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Five people were injured, three of them critically, after being struck by lightning from a fast-moving storm in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., police said Friday.
Emergency responders were called to Mansion Square Park for reports of people struck by lightning shortly after 4 p.m. local time.
Authorities said three of the injured people were unresponsive and received CPR. Two others were injured, but conscious. Some people's belongings were on fire.
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The Poughkeepsie Journal reported that one of the three critically injured victims was in surgery at a local hospital Friday evening, while the other two were in the intensive care unit.
Police said the victims are 46 to 55 years old and had been gathered around a park bench. Poughkeepsie Mayor Rob Rolinson told reporters he was hopeful all the injured would recover.
The strike occurred two days after a man and woman were found dead in a western New York cemetery where they were struck by lightning.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.