PAXINOS - Emergency crews responded to a home along Dogwood Road south of here Wednesday afternoon for a report of a boy believed to have been struck by lightning.
Ralpho Township Police were at the scene and provided a police escort for an ambulance that transported the boy, identified as Logan Williams by a family friend, to Geisinger Medical Center, where he was listed in critical condition Wednesday night.
State police at Stonington also responded, the station reported.
The incident occurred about 3 p.m. as strong thunderstorms were moving through the area. A flash-flood warning was in place at the time as well.
Neither Ralpho Township nor state police provided any further details Wednesday night.