MistyWolf
08-23-2002, 03:46 PM
4 People Hit By Lightning At Funeral
2 People Die From Injuries
POSTED: 2:25 p.m. EDT August 23, 2002
UPDATED: 2:27 p.m. EDT August 23, 2002
WILLARD, Mo. -- Two people were killed and two others seriously injured Friday morning when they were hit by lightning during a funeral at a rural Missouri cemetery.
The identities of the dead and injured were not being released until relatives are notified, said Tom Martin, chief deputy sheriff at the Greene County Sheriff's office.
The victims all were adults from the Willard and Springfield areas, he said.
A large group was attending the funeral at Clear Creek cemetery just west of Willard when a storm moved through shortly after 10 a.m., Martin said.
Investigators believe that lightning first hit a tree at the cemetery and then hit the victims, Martin said.
CPR was administered by bystanders until ambulances arrived.
2 People Die From Injuries
POSTED: 2:25 p.m. EDT August 23, 2002
UPDATED: 2:27 p.m. EDT August 23, 2002
WILLARD, Mo. -- Two people were killed and two others seriously injured Friday morning when they were hit by lightning during a funeral at a rural Missouri cemetery.
The identities of the dead and injured were not being released until relatives are notified, said Tom Martin, chief deputy sheriff at the Greene County Sheriff's office.
The victims all were adults from the Willard and Springfield areas, he said.
A large group was attending the funeral at Clear Creek cemetery just west of Willard when a storm moved through shortly after 10 a.m., Martin said.
Investigators believe that lightning first hit a tree at the cemetery and then hit the victims, Martin said.
CPR was administered by bystanders until ambulances arrived.