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| Lightning strike on Mount Warning leaves one dead, one injured Lightning strike on Mount Warning leaves one dead, one injured | |
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| One man has died and a woman has been injured after a group of campers were struck by lightning on the top of Mount Warning, near Murwillumbah, in northern New South Wales. | One man has died and a woman has been injured after a group of campers were struck by lightning on the top of Mount Warning, near Murwillumbah, in northern New South Wales. |
| Emergency services received a call at 5am on Tuesday with reports a woman had been struck, a NSW Ambulance spokesman said. | Emergency services received a call at 5am on Tuesday with reports a woman had been struck, a NSW Ambulance spokesman said. |
| Rescuers confirmed the man had died and a woman was being treated for neck and head injuries, including singed hair. The ages and nationality of the pair are yet to be confirmed. | Rescuers confirmed the man had died and a woman was being treated for neck and head injuries, including singed hair. The ages and nationality of the pair are yet to be confirmed. |
| A team of about 24 rescue volunteers and police trekked to the top of Mount Warning to rescue the group. | A team of about 24 rescue volunteers and police trekked to the top of Mount Warning to rescue the group. |
| The rescue operation was being coordinated by police from Tweed/Byron local area command and involved volunteers from the the Volunteer Rescue Association and the State Emergency Service, as well as NSW ambulance paramedics. | The rescue operation was being coordinated by police from Tweed/Byron local area command and involved volunteers from the the Volunteer Rescue Association and the State Emergency Service, as well as NSW ambulance paramedics. |
| Residents said the area had been hit by an “incredible” thunder and lightning storm during the night. One said they were “mesmerised by the continuous lightning show that began as they were trying to get to sleep”, the Northern Star reported. | Residents said the area had been hit by an “incredible” thunder and lightning storm during the night. One said they were “mesmerised by the continuous lightning show that began as they were trying to get to sleep”, the Northern Star reported. |