Lightning Critically Inures Child at Jewish Summer Camp

A lightning strike at a Reform Jewish summer camp in Indianapolis, Indiana injured three children one of the critically, on Saturday afternoon.

Rabbi Mark Covitz, director of the Goldman Union Camp said in a statement reported by JTA, “This Shabbat afternoon, lightning struck URJ Goldman Union Camp. Three campers were injured. Camp personnel and emergency professionals responded quickly. The children were taken to local hospitals and we have spoken with each child’s parents.

“We are resuming our normal camp schedule, which will include dinner and evening program. Please know, the safety of your children is our highest priority,”

The injured children were a nine-year-old girl from Missouri and two boys, ages 9 and 12, from Ohio and Kentucky. It is not yet known which one of them is in critical condition.

The children were in a field when thunderstorms were rolling thought the area, the Indy Star reported.