Twenty people were injured when lightning struck a South Carolina beach Tuesday evening, officials said.
Twelve children and six adults were taken to local hospitals, while two people left on their own after the strike at a beach near Lake Murray, Lexington County spokeswoman Vanessa Diaz said.
The ages of the patients were not immediately clear, nor was the extent of their injuries, Diaz said. The injuries are considered to be non-life-threatening.
The lightning struck on what was an otherwise “super hot and sunny” day, though a storm cloud did pass over the area, Diaz said.
“It didn’t rain or anything like that; it was just a random storm cloud that went by,” she said.
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