The incident happened around 11 a.m. (local time) at Fort Gordon Training Center, on the outskirts of Augusta, about 225 kilometers east of Atlanta
Ten soldiers were struck by lightning yesterday Wednesday at a military base in Georgia, United States, as a result of which one of them lost his life and the other nine were injured.
The incident occurred around 11 am (local time) at Fort Gordon Training Center, on the outskirts of Augusta, about 225 kilometers east of Atlanta (the capital of Georgia).
The base is home to the U.S. Army Communications and Cyber ​​Center of Excellence, an academy for cybersecurity and electronic warfare training.
A spokeswoman for the base, Anne Bowman, said the victims were participating in a training activity when they were struck by lightning. According to American media, bad weather conditions prevailed in the region, with strong storms in places.
Bowman did not elaborate on the seriousness of the injured soldiers’ conditions.
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