1 in Cardiopulmonary Arrest in Nara after Lightning Strike
Nara, April 10 (Jiji Press)--Five male junior high school students and a female high school student were taken to hospital Thursday following a report of a lightning strike on a school ground in the central Japan city of Nara, local police said.
Of them, one is in a state of cardiopulmonary arrest, and two others are unconscious, the police said.
About 20 junior high and high school students were practicing soccer at Tezukayama Gakuen's school ground.
(2025/04/10-22:22)
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