Who: Four AT hikers
Where: Worthington State Forest, New Jersey
Their mistake: Seems like bad luck. Not sure if anyone was pointing routes with their trekking poles.
What happened: A group of nine hikers were passing through the Kittatinny Ridge when a late-afternoon thunderstorm swept over them. Four of the men were injured when a bolt struck nearby.
One of the victims had a bleeding head wound. It is unclear what injuries the other hikers suffered. Rescuers used a litters and ATVs to transport the group out of the area.
Read the story here.
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Sometimes you just can’t get off the ridge lines in time. The storms just pop up and hit before you can get your butt down in a safer cove.