Utah teens hit by lightning in critical condition; mom says treatment promising
By APWednesday, October 6, 2010
Utah teens hit by lightning in critical condition
SALT LAKE CITY — A hospital official in Las Vegas says two Utah teenagers remain in critical condition after they were struck by lightning outside their school.
University Medical Center spokeswoman Danita Cohen said Wednesday that doctors will be reassessing injuries to Christopher Dane Zdunich and Alex Lambson.
Zdunich’s mother, Leslie Broderick, tells the Salt Lake Tribune that doctors reported promising signs in the treatment both teens.
Both are 17 and students at Snow Canyon High School in Santa Clara, near St. George.
Officials say they suffered burns and internal and external injuries when a bolt of lightning hit a tree they were standing under during a thunderstorm shortly before 3 p.m. Tuesday.
