KECKSBURG, Pa. (AP) - Authorities say two people are dead from a lightning strike in a Pennsylvania county park.
Westmoreland County Coroner Kenneth Bacha said a man and woman died Thursday afternoon at Mammoth Park near Kecksburg.
He says bystanders started CPR, followed by park police, but they were unable to revive the victims.
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Bacha says his deputies are investigating, and the names of the victims won’t be released until their families are notified.
Strong thunderstorms moved through around 4 p.m., bringing a cluster of lightning strikes to the area around the park.
Mammoth Park is about 40 miles (64 kilometers) southeast of Pittsburgh.
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