Australia Day horror as boy, 10, is struck by lightning while swimming at a popular beach and rushed to hospital
A young boy has been rushed to hospital after being struck by lightning at a Wollongong beach.
The 10-year-old was swimming on Australia Day at Warrilla Beach at Barrack Point near Shellharbour in NSW, when he was hit by the thunderbolt.
Emergency crews rushed to the scene about 5:25pm and treated him for burns to his chest.
He was then taken to Westmead children’s hospital in an ambulance where he remains in a stable condition.
Temperatures in the area reached in the 30s on Thursday before a cloud front moved in.
More to come.
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