1 soldier dead, 9 injured by lighting at Georgia Army base

ATLANTA - One soldiers was killed and nine others injured after an apparent lightning strike at Fort Gordon near August, Georgia.It happened Wednesday morning on the range training area of the US Army base located just west of Augusta.

A base news release said Fort Gordon’s Department of Emergency Services and Emergency Medical Services responded immediately.An Army spokesperson initially told FOX News ten soldiers were injured, but later said one of the soldiers had passed away from those injuries."It is with a heavy heart Fort Gordon confirms one of the soldiers in the lightning strike this afternoon succumbed to their injuries," said Fort Gordon’s Deputy Public Affairs Officer Anne Bowman.The soldier’s identity will not be released until his family is notified, Bowman said.Pentagon officials say the soldiers were treated at the medical center.Fort Gordon has not released specifics on the condition of the nine other injured soldiers.

Their families have been notified, but their names have not been released. It was not clear at to the extent of their injuries."Marty, the girls, and I are praying for the family of this soldier and for those also hurt by this unfortunate lightning strike," Georgia Gov.

Brian Kemp wrote on Twitter. "As we hope for their recovery, we ask our fellow Georgians to join us in mourning the loss of their fellow servicemember."Fort Gordon, located just southwest of Augusta, is home to the United States Army Signal Corps, United States Army Cyber Command, and the Cyber Center of Excellence.The FOX 5 Storm Team says those close enough to hear thunder are close enough to be struck by lightning.