JACKSON TOWNSHIP, N.J. - A lightning strike at an outdoor archery range in eastern New Jersey killed a 61-year-old man and injured more than a dozen others Wednesday evening, local authorities said.
Jackson Township Police said they were notified just after 7 p.m. that multiple people had been struck by lightning at the range.
First responders said when they arrived a man was already receiving CPR, with others being attended to by witnesses at the scene.
Injuries to the other victims ranged from complaints of not feeling well to scrapes and burns.
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Police did not say if the victims, aged 7 to 61, had knowledge of the approaching storm or tried to seek shelter.
Due to the size of the mass casualty incident, fi