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NewsJuly 20, 2010

Two people are recovering after apparently being struck by lightning in separate incidents in St. Louis. STLtoday.com, the website for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, reports that both strikes happened during a thunderstorm on Monday. A woman was struck at the Jewel Box in Forest Park. The 50-year-old woman was conscious and alert by the time paramedics arrived...

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ST. LOUIS -- Two people are recovering after apparently being struck by lightning in separate incidents in St. Louis.

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STLtoday.com, the website for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, reports that both strikes happened during a thunderstorm on Monday. A woman was struck at the Jewel Box in Forest Park. The 50-year-old woman was conscious and alert by the time paramedics arrived.

The other strike involved a 54-year-old man who was taken to Saint Louis University Hospital. He was also conscious and alert.

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