Lightning strike injures eight at Florida water park
MIAMI: Eight people were injured in a lightning strike Tuesday at SeaWorld's Discovery Cove water park in Orlando, Florida, authorities said.
"Three guests and five employees suffered from an indirect strike shortly before 5:00 pm (2100 GMT)," said park spokesman Nick Gollattscheck.
"Some of the victims reported a tingling sensation and were taken to local hospitals as a precaution," he added.
A storm was passing through central Florida at the time of the incident at Discovery Cove, where visitors can swim with dolphins, snorkel and walk through a tropical park.
By late Tuesday, the three guests and three of the employees had been released, while two employees remained hospitalized and were still being evaluated, Gollattscheck said.
Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2011
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