One person died and more than a dozen were injured after being struck by lightning at an archery range in Jackson Township, N.J., on Wednesday evening.
One person was killed and 13 others were injured after being struck by lightning at an outdoor archery range in southern New Jersey on Wednesday evening, the police said.
A 61-year-old man died from his injuries, Matthew Kunz, the police chief in Jackson Township, N.J., inland from the Jersey Shore, said in a statement. The victims range in age from 7 to 61.
Some of the 13 people had burns from the strike , but none of the injuries were life threatening, the police said. They were taken to area hospitals.
Jackson Police were notified just before 7:15 p.m. that multiple people had been struck by lightning at the Black Knight Bowbenders archery range in Jackson Township, and that CPR was being performed on one person, Chief Kunz said.
The strike happened as the area was under a thunderstorm warning.
Gov. Phil Murphy of New Jersey said in an X post that he had been briefed on the lightning strike.
