Lightning injures Army Ranger instructors, students
Dozens of Army Ranger students and instructors were injured after they were hit by lightning during training. The students were learning lightning protection protocols at the time of the incident.
All 40 of the Ranger students and four instructors had returned to duty by Thursday evening, officials said. The Army initially reported nine students and two instructors remained hospitalized Thursday afternoon for observation. Their injuries were not life-threatening.
The lightning hit at 4:55 p.m. CT Wednesday at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The students were two-thirds of the way through Ranger School’s Swamp Phase.
The course’s two female students, who are part of the Army’s gender-integrated assessment of the grueling two-month school, were not involved, officials said.
Good thing they were having a class. Glad they are all ok.
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