ST. LOUIS (AP) — Four people were rushed to hospitals in St. Louis on Sunday after being struck by lightning in a park, officials said.
The incident happened around 8 p.m. Sunday as thunderstorms rolled through the city. Andrea Ford lives near Marquette Park where the people were injured.
She told television station KMOV she had seen several people playing in a grassy area at the park as the storm came in. She then heard several loud claps of thunder, and when she looked out the window again, she saw two people down on the ground.
Medics responded and were performing CPR on victims before they were taken to hospitals, Ford said.
At least one person was in critical condition, officials said. The names of the victims had not been released by Monday morning.