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LIGHTNING HITS SCOUTS, KILLS LEADER

Lightning struck a group of Boy Scouts taking shelter from a storm, killing the troop leader and leaving a 13-year-old boy brain-dead in the latest tragedy to befall the organization this week, authorities and the teen's grandfather said.
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It was sad to hear about these events. I also recall recently a young boy scout getting lost in the woods after wandering away from camp. Fortunately for him, he suffered no harm.

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Man, this is right after the troop got struck at the Jamboree! Its not a good week to be a scout apparently. I think that the parents of the thirteen year old boy have it the worst, their son is on a ventilator but they know he is not coming back. I applaud their generosity though, they are only keeping him on the ventilator so that his organs can be harvested for organ donation. I hope that his death will mean life to another.

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2 high school students struck by lightning identified, flown to Las Vegas hospital in critical condition

ST. GEORGE - Two 17-year-old boys were flown to a Las Vegas hospital in critical condition after being struck by lightning while standing outside Snow Canyon High School on Tuesday. Ref. Source 6

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Lineman survives 19,000 volt shock

Southland lineman Jeffery Berry reckons he must be the luckiest man on earth after 19,000 volts of electricity passed through his body. Ref. Source 7

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Lightning blows victim off phone

Brigitte Hoskins was lying on her bed talking to her mother on the phone when her house was struck by lightning, sending a bolt of electricity through the phoneline and throwing her off the bed. Ref. Source 7