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Lead Stories: December 2, 2008

Athletes and spectators should heed lightning warnings

Posted August 17, 2007 at 01:00 PM by Adam Jacobs

Section: Her Fitness, Athletics, Her Health, Injury & Rehab

People who are killed by lightning are often spectators or participants in sporting events. In the United States each year, lightning kills more than 70 people and injures more than 300 people, often permanently.

Lightning strikes without warning, so sponsors…

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