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Boy in critical condition after lightning strike

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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.


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