Sgt. 1st Class Michael D. Clark killed by Fort Gordon lightning
A lightning strike at an Army post in Georgia left one soldier dead and nine others injured Wednesday as a thunderstorm moved through the area, authorities said.
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A lightning strike at an Army post in Georgia left one soldier dead and nine others injured Wednesday as a thunderstorm moved through the area, authorities said.
Nine other soldiers were injured. Eight are in good condition and one has been treated and released from the hospital.
The soldier who died after a lightning strike at Fort Gordon was an operating room specialist participating in a training exercise.
Sgt. 1st Class Michael D. Clark and the other reservists were transferred to Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center on the base in Augusta, Ga., but Clark died from his injuries that afternoon, according to an Army statement.
Sgt. 1st Class Michael D. Clark of Bolton, Connecticut, served for 22 years on active duty and as a reservist and had deployed four times to Iraq and Afghanistan.