It’s believed that ten American soldiers died on Wednesday when lightning struck the Fort Gordon installation in Georgia.
Around 11 a.m., according to Fort Gordon Range Control authorities, a lightning strike injured some soldiers in the base’s training area.
The extent of the injuries is currently unknown, however Fort Gordon’s Department of Emergency Services and Emergency Medical Services were promptly called to the scene.
A resident of Fort Gordon named William Scott wrote on Facebook that the lightning strike supposedly killed numerous soldiers.
Scott asked that everyone take a moment to pray for the families and soldiers at Fort Gordon right now.
“Several Soldiers were electrocuted this morning while training,” it was reported.
It is undoubtedly a horrific occurrence that has affected everyone’s emotions, faith in the Leadership’s goal, and confidence in the Army’s cohesion to the Soldiers’ left and right, Scott concluded.
‘This tragedy has impacted and moved the whole Army community here at Fort Gordon,’ he continued.
I pray that everyone will be able to experience peace and healing as this horrible event comes to an end.
The U.S. Army Signal Corps, U.S. Army Cyber Command, and the Cyber Center of Excellence are based at Fort Gordon, previously Camp Gordon, a U.S. Army station built in 1941.
Around 16,000 service members are stationed at the site, including soldiers on active duty and members of the National Guard and Reserves.
The occurrence on Wednesday is hauntingly similar to when 20 soldiers were hurt at the facility in the summer of 1982 by a lightning strike.
After lighting struck the group of soldiers during a weeklong training session on the base’s fields, seven people were sent to the hospital.
This story is still developing.