Lightning Strike Near White House Leaves 2 Dead, 2 Injured

Voice of America
06 Aug 2022, 04:05 GMT+10

Two people who were critically injured in a lightning strike outside the White House have died, police said Friday. Two others remained hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.

James Mueller, 76, and Donna Mueller, 75, of Janesville, Wisconsin, died of their injuries after the lightning strike in Lafayette Park, located directly outside the White House complex, the Metropolitan Police Department said.

The two other people, a man and a woman, were in critical condition, the police department said. Their identities were not immediately released.

Authorities did not reveal how the people were injured, other than to say they were critically hurt in the lightning strike.

'We are saddened by the tragic loss of life after the lightning strike in Lafayette Park,' White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said. 'Our hearts are with the families who lost loved ones, and we are praying for those still fighting for their lives.'

Officers with the Secret Service and the U.S. Park Police witnessed the lightning strike Thursday night and ran over to render first aid, officials said.

Emergency medical crews were called to the scene just before 7 p.m. and had transported all of the victims to the hospital with 'critical, life-threatening injures,' fire department spokesman Vito Maggiolo said.

Watch latest videos

News RELEASES

Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Mexico Star.

More Information

14 ℃

Partly Cloudy in Mexico City

Lifestyle

Section

UN chief voices deep concern over series of blasts in Afghanistan

New York [US], August 19 (ANI): UN chief Antonio Guterres on Friday expressed his deep concern over a series of ...

Algeria Forest Fires Kill at Least 37

cairo - Algeria's civil protection authority said Thursday that the death toll from forest fires raging in at least 26 ...

The UK education system preserves inequality - new report

Your education has a huge effect on your life chances. As well as being likely to lead to better wages, ...

Canadian immigration: We sponsor spouses - why not friends?

Faced with the winds of social change, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) redefined family reunification to include same-sex couples ...

Algeria Forest Fires Leave at Least 37 Dead

algiers, algeria - Wildfires raging in the forests of eastern Algeria have killed at least 37 people and wounded 161 ...

Manipur: Rajnath Singh pays homage to personnel who lost their lives in Tupul landslide

Siliguri [Assam], August 18, (ANI): Defence minister Rajnath Singh paid homage to the military personnel who lost their lives, during ...

International

Section