Lightning strike kills 1 and injures 13 on archery range

One person was killed and 13 others were injured after being struck by lightning at an outdoor archery range in southern New Jersey on Wednesday evening, police said.

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A 61-year-old man died from his injuries, Matthew Kunz, the police chief in Jackson Township, New Jersey, inland from the Jersey Shore, said in a statement. The victims ranged in age from 7 to 61.

Some of the 13 people had burns from the strike, but none of the injuries were life-threatening, police said. The victims were taken to area hospitals.

Jackson Police were notified just before 7.15pm that multiple people had been struck by lightning at the Black Knight Bowbenders archery range in Jackson Township, and that CPR was being performed on one person, Chief Kunz said.

The strike happened as the area was under a thunderstorm warning.

New Jersey governor Phil Murphy said in a post on the social media platform X that he had been briefed on the lightning strike.