Eight children and three adults were struck by lightning Saturday in a
Paris park after a sudden spring storm sent a bolt crashing down upon a
children's birthday party, a spokesman for Paris' fire service said.
Another group of people at a children's soccer match in western
Germany were also hit by lightning Saturday afternoon, leaving three
adults seriously injured.
The birthday group had sought shelter under a tree at Park Monceau, a
popular Paris park in the 8th arrondissement, when a lightning bolt
touched down, according to Paris fire service spokesman Eric Moulin. He
put the children's ages at around 9.
Moulin said Cmdr. Pascal Gremillet, an off-duty firefighter, was
visiting a museum nearby when he noticed the commotion and discovered
nine of the 11 victims lying unconscious. He immediately went to work.
"He saw who was the most seriously injured. He did a quick triage of
the victims. He did first aid. He alerted the rescue services," Moulin
told The Associated Press. "Without his actions, it would have been much
worse.
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