TEN soldiers are injured after being struck by lighting at Fort Gordon US Army base

At least one soldier is dead after TEN were struck by lightning during Army training exercise at Fort Gordon base in Georgia

  • At least one U.S. soldier is dead after 10 were struck by lightning at the Fort Gordon base in Georgia on Wednesday morning 
  • Officials said the bolt came at around 11am in the base’s training area
  • Emergency services arrived quickly to the scene, but the extent of the soldiers’ injuries are currently unknown
  • Fort Gordon has about 16,000 service members, including active duty soldiers and members of the National Guard and Reserves 

At least one U.S. soldier died after lightning struck a group of 10 service members during a training exercise at the Fort Gordon base in Georgia on Wednesday. 

Fort Gordon Range Control officials said a bolt of lightning struck the base’s training area at around 11am, WJBF reported, with one soldier succumbing to their injuries. 

Fort Gordon’s Department of Emergency Services and Emergency Medical Services were spotted rushing to the scene to tend to the soldiers.

Authorities said they will not name the victim until their family has been notified. The full extent of the injuries of the other nine soldiers are currently unknown. 

William Scott, a member of the Fort Gordon community, posted on Facebook that the lightning strike killed several soldiers. DailyMail.com has been unable to confirm his claims, and has reached out to both Gordon and the base for further information. 

‘I ask everyone to please take this time to pray for the families and Soldiers at Fort Gordon today,’ Scott wrote. ‘Several Soldiers were electrocuted while in training this morning.’

At least one U.S. soldier is dead after 10 were struck by lightning at the Fort Gordon base in Georgia on Wednesday morning

At least one U.S. soldier is dead after 10 were struck by lightning at the Fort Gordon base in Georgia on Wednesday morning 

William Scott, a member of the Fort Gordon community, posted on Facebook that the lightning strike was allegedly fatal, killing several soldiers

William Scott, a member of the Fort Gordon community, posted on Facebook that the lightning strike was allegedly fatal, killing several soldiers

The incident reportedly occurred in the base's training grounds at 11 a.m. Fort Gordon has about 16,000 service members, including active duty soldiers and members of the National Guard and Reserves. Pictured, Army Reserve soldiers at one of the bases' training fields

The incident reportedly occurred in the base’s training grounds at 11 a.m. Fort Gordon has about 16,000 service members, including active duty soldiers and members of the National Guard and Reserves. Pictured, Army Reserve soldiers at one of the bases’ training fields  

Scott continued: ‘It’s definitely a traumatic event that has taken hold on the entire community’s emotions, confidence in the Leadership’s mission and trust in the Army’s cohesion to the Soldiers’ left and right. 

‘The entire Army community here at Fort Gordon has been touched and moved by this event,’ he added. ‘I pray that everyone is able to find peace and healing throughout the closure of this traumatic event.’ 

Fort Gordon, formerly known as Camp Gordon, is a U.S. Army installation set up in 1941 and serves as the home of the U.S. Army Signal Corps, U.S. Army Cyber Command and the Cyber Center of Excellence. 

The base has about 16,000 service members, including active duty soldiers and members of the National Guard and Reserves. 

Wednesday’s incident is eerily similar to when a bolt of lightning injured 20 soldiers at the base in the summer of 1982. 

Seven people were admitted to the hospital after lightning hit the group of soldiers during a weeklong training session in the base’s fields.

source: dailymail.co.uk