Over 30 H.S. Football Players And Coaches Injured By Lightning Strike

[matcom]

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GRAPELAND, Texas -- More than 30 high school football players and coaches were injured, two critically, when lightning struck near their practice field Tuesday evening, authorities said.

The bolt struck as practice for the team at Grapeland High School in east Texas was winding down, according to radio station KBHT.

"This occurred just out of the blue, no warning. It's not like lightning was flashing and building up," Grapeland Police Chief Roger Dickey said. "It just caught everybody off guard and it had already hit before anybody knew it."

Both of the critically injured were players. All the injured were being treated at hospitals. They complained of soreness, abdominal pain and headaches -- "just severe pain all over their bodies," hospital spokeswoman Rebecca Berkley said.

http://www.wftv.com/newsofthestrange/3731252/detail.html

[Placebo]

1. pssh, they deserve it

stupid jocks, serves 'em right