Chesterfield Girl Injured by Lightning Strike Released from Hospital

Update: 

Patch news partner Fox2 is now reporting that the 9-year-old Chesterfield girl injured by a lighting struck has been released from the hospital. 

The nine year old Chesterfield girl, and another nine year old from Kentucky were both injured, but released from the hospital today according to multiple sources.  A third child, from the Cincinnati area was in critical condition, but has since been upgraded to stable.

Fox2 spoke with the Marc Seleman, the father of a counselor at the camp, who said his daughter was close by when it happened, leading some other campers down to the pool. 

“I felt so sorry,” Siegel said. “There’s nothing you can do to prepare because the sky didn’t even get dark, really – just some clouds, but it wasn’t like when it’s black and you go to the basement. I’m just shocked. It’s tragic.”

Original story:

A 9-year-old girl from Chesterfield is reportedly among three children injured after lightning struck a summer camp north of Indianapolis Saturday. 

The AP reported that the bolt of lightning hit shortly before 1:40 p.m. while the campers were out in a field at Goldman Union Camp Institute, a Reform Jewish Summer camp. 

Camp counselors immediately began performing lifesaving efforts and medics transported the injured children to Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis. 

In addition to the Chesterfield girl, a 12-year-old from Ohio and another 9-year-old from Kentucky were injured. Indianapolis Police told the AP that one child was critically injured while the other two are in stable condition, but more information on their medical conditions was not available Sunday.

The camp serves several hundred children and posted on Facebook Sunday that it had resumed its normal schedule. 

"Please know, the safety of your children is our highest priority," said the message, signed by Rabbi Mark Covitz.