Utah Teenager Struck By Lightning In Maryland

A Utah teenager is in a Maryland hospital tonight, after being struck by lightning Wednesday on a beach near Annapolis.

Family tells us Conner Benson had just finished sailing with his girlfriend and another friend, as a storm was approaching. The three of them rushed to the beach to move some things inside, that's when lightning struck the beach.

"You felt this jolt and you heard the crack," said Conner's girlfriend Jaimie Martin, who spoke with WBFF in Baltimore. "It was like your entire body shook, next thing I knew, I was screaming and running back to the house."

Jaimie was just feet away from Conner when the lightning hit nearby, knocking Conner and a friend, Alex Steele, to the ground. "His eyes would move, so I think there's no brain damage. That's what I really care about, he can be paralyzed, but I really want him to wake up."
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