Nelson Garay, left is consoled by Jose Reyes and Nilson Reyes after Garay’s older brother was struck by lightning at Franklin Field in Dorchester yesterday.
5 remain in intensive care after lightning strike (click title to entry, thank you)
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By Christopher Baxter, Globe Correspondent Five people remain in intensive care today after lightning struck a tree yesterday and...
July 21, 2008
updatedMonday, 4:26 PM
By Christopher Baxter, Globe Correspondent
Five people remain in intensive care today after lightning struck a tree yesterday and injured 10 people at a Dorchester soccer game.
The five men in intensive care range in age from 23 to 39 and include a man who was in cardiac arrest when emergency responders arrived at Franklin Field, said Boston EMS Chief Rich Serino.
At least one of the intensive care victims -- Cruz Garay -- is in critical condition, according to a spokeswoman for Boston Medical Center. A 13-year-old boy is in good condition at Children's Hospital in Boston. The names and conditions of the other victims have not been released.
During a press conference today at Boston EMS headquarters, paramedics and emergency medical technicians described a chaotic scene after the lightning strike. First responders could not see beyond the hood of their ambulances due to heavy rains, and ran through the howling wind to find victims lying on the ground.
"These people responded under very difficult circumstances," Serino said today as he stood with three EMTs and two paramedics who arrived first on the scene....
