Event narrative (NOAA)
A 12-year old male went outside to play in a wooden area after rain had stopped falling, and a thunderstorm had moved out of the area. Lightning struck the child. First responders determined that the child did not have a pulse and was not breathing. Air support for medical transport was requested, but was not available due to weather conditions in the area. The child was transported by ambulance to nearby hospital where he was revived by medial staff. The child was transported again by ambulance to a larger hospital. It was at this larger hospital where the child died.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.