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06/07/2015
Two People Die In Lightning Strikes
Two people have been killed, while two more remain in hospital, following separate lightning strikes in Brecon Beacons, Powys, on Sunday.
At around midday on Sunday, emergency services were called to the park after lightning struck the peaks around the Pen y Fan area. Two people were airlifted to hospital in Merthyr Tydfil. Their injuries were initially described as life-threatening and were taken to Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr. A further two people are also receiving treatment; one is at the hospital, while the other is understood to be at a specialist burns unit in Swansea.
A statement released on the Prince Charles Hospital Facebook page on Sunday evening confirmed that two of the injured had died.
It said: "As a result of two separate lightning strikes in the Brecon Beacons, we can confirm that two people have died, another has been transferred to Morriston Hospital because of burns and one other person continues to receive treatment at Prince Charles Hospital."
No further details are available.
(JP)
At around midday on Sunday, emergency services were called to the park after lightning struck the peaks around the Pen y Fan area. Two people were airlifted to hospital in Merthyr Tydfil. Their injuries were initially described as life-threatening and were taken to Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr. A further two people are also receiving treatment; one is at the hospital, while the other is understood to be at a specialist burns unit in Swansea.
A statement released on the Prince Charles Hospital Facebook page on Sunday evening confirmed that two of the injured had died.
It said: "As a result of two separate lightning strikes in the Brecon Beacons, we can confirm that two people have died, another has been transferred to Morriston Hospital because of burns and one other person continues to receive treatment at Prince Charles Hospital."
No further details are available.
(JP)
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