Crime & Safety
Mom, 2 Kids Injured by Lightning Strike in Bradenton
Lightning struck nearby their home as they were camping outside early Monday morning, Bay News 9 reports.
A mother and her two children were hospitalized Monday after lightning struck near their Bradenton home while they were camping outside, Bay News 9 reports.
Lindsey Lester and her young children, along with her boyfriend and a baby, "were huddled inside a 10-person tent outside Lester's home on the 2200 block of 20th Ave. W. when a strong storm rolled through," the news station reported on its website.
Lester said she was giving the children camping lessons when lightning struck nearby around 4 a.m.
The three were treated for electrical shock at Manatee Memorial Hospital and released a few hours later, Bay News 9 reports.
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