(CNN) A lightning strike killed one person and left several injured during a Fourth of July celebration in South Carolina. A tree was struck by lightning Thursday afternoon near Lawshe Plantation in Georgetown County, injuring people standing under it, county Fire/EMS Assistant Chief Tony Hucks said. One man went into cardiac arrest and was taken to a nearby hospital, where he died in the emergency room, Hucks said. He was identified as Ryan Gamble, 44, of Andrews, a town in Georgetown County. Andrews Mayor Frank McClary was celebrating the holiday with his family when the lightning struck.

Source: CNN July 05, 2019 18:45 UTC