Man hospitalized after reportedly being struck by lightning at drive-in theater

By CNN Newsource

Published August 6, 2021 5:25 PM

By WCCO-TV Staff

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (WCCO) — A man in the Twin Cities was hospitalized Thursday night after reportedly being struck by lightning at a drive-in movie theater.

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were called around 10:30 p.m. to Vali-Hi Drive-In in Lake Elmo on a report of a man who was struck by lightning.

First-responders found the man conscious and responsive. An ambulance brought him to Regions Hospital for treatment.

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