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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Cambridge Boy Struck By Lightning in Indiana

INDIANAPOLIS - A local developer's son remains in an Indiana children's hospital after a lightning strike Saturday at a family reunion.

Ryan Summers, 11, of Cambridge, is in critical condition at Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health. Lightning struck him in the chest at about 5:45 p.m. while in Miller Cemetery near Middletown, according to news reports out of Indianapolis. He is the son of Brett and Jamie Summers.

His cousin, David Whitlock, 11, of Indianapolis, also was struck by lightning. Both children were first taken to St. John's Hospital in Anderson, then to Riley, which is ranked among the country's best children's hospitals, according to U.S. News & World Report.

Ryan plays lacrosse with Dorchester Lacrosse in Cambridge, sails, and is an honor roll student at the Country School.

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Our thoughts and prayers are with the children and the families. Hopefully they both will be able to recover.

Anonymous said...

You boys are in our prayers x 10 !!!