Two hospitalized after lightning strikes tree at Travelers

CROMWELL, Conn. — Two folks had been taken to the hospital Saturday after lightning struck a tree close to a house alongside a golf course that’s internet hosting the PGA Tour’s Vacationers Championship.

The house is simply north of the fifth inexperienced at TPC River Highlands, which is internet hosting the match one week after the U.S. Open.

Cromwell Police began getting 911 calls round 4:30 p.m. a few lightning strike. When first responders arrived, they discovered a tree that had been hit and three individuals who had been close to it.

Cromwell Hearth Division Chief Jason Brade stated in a press release that an emergency medical crew handled two folks and took them to the hospital for additional analysis. He didn’t elaborate on their situation. A 3rd particular person refused therapy.

Climate delayed the third spherical of the Vacationers, the place earlier within the day Cameron Young shot a 59 for the PGA Tour’s first sub-60 spherical in 4 years.

Lightning is an ever-present hazard on golf programs. In 2019, six folks had been injured when a strike hit a 60-foot pine tree on the Tour Championship.