Paris – Child In Critical Condition After Paris Lightning Strike

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    A child's glasses and a jacket lie on a rock in the Park Monceau, after a lightning strike in Paris, Saturday, May 28, 2016. A Paris fire service spokesman says 11 people including eight children have been hit by lightning in a Paris park after a sudden spring storm overtook a child's birthday party. The victims had sought shelter Saturday under a tree at Park Monceau, a popular weekend hangout for well-to-do families in Paris. (AP Photo/Mstyslav Chernov)Paris – A child remains in critical condition after a lightning bolt disrupted a birthday party in a Paris park, injuring several.

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    Eight children and three adults were struck by lightning Saturday in Park Monceau as they hid under a tree from a sudden spring storm. The children were around 9 years old.

    An official at Paris City Hall said the child’s condition was unchanged Sunday. The official would not say how many of the other 10 remained hospitalized.

    An off-duty firefighter has been credited with keeping the child alive and getting quick medical help to the others. Commandant Pascal Gremillet told French television the child was in cardiac arrest when he arrived.

    Lightning also struck a children’s soccer match Saturday in Germany, sending the referee into cardiac arrest. He was revived.
    A fire truck is parked at the entrance to Monceau parc in the center of Paris, France, Saturday, May 28, 2016, after a lightning bolt crashed down onto a Paris park, striking 11 people at a child's birthday party. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)


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    wondering
    wondering
    7 years ago

    They were hiding under a tree/ Lighting is very scary and potentially dangerous and definitely not easy to hide from but the first place to run to is AWAY from trees.