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On Friday, seven hikers who were on a North Carolina mountain trail when lightning struck struck them.
This incident happened a day after seven people were hurt by a lightning strike at a New York City Beach.
One boy was killed in NYC during the strike, and four hikers sustained injuries in North Carolina.
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Two lightning strikes struck groups of seven people in separate incidents, killing one teen boy at a beach and injuring four others who were hiking on a trail.
A 13-year-old boy was killed in lightning strikes at Orchard Beach, New York City's western end, on Thursday.
According to Hill, the boy was found by first responders among seven others who were struck by lightning on the beach.
According to authorities, the boy was declared dead at the hospital. The other children were stable.
Four people sustained injuries following a lightning strike that struck a group of seven hikers on a North Carolina trail.
According to an update on the Grandfather Mountain official Twitter page, the hikers were at MacRae Peak on Grandfather Mountain when lightning struck at noon on Friday.
According to a Grandfather Mountain tweet, the lightning struck after a "storm came on abruptly".
All seven hikers were able to climb the mountain with the assistance of local emergency management teams. Each hiker was assessed by medical professionals who arrived on an ambulance after getting off the trail.
According to WBTV local news, one hiker sustained severe burns from lightning while another fell and injured their head. After walking off the trail, they were taken to a hospital for treatment.
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WBTV reported that the injuries sustained by the other two victims were minor.
Lightning strikes are most common in summer when temperatures are higher. According to the National Weather Service, lightning strikes kill approximately 20 Americans each year. Every year, hundreds more are severely injured.
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