South Florida teens knocked from tree when lightning strikes

Friday, July 19 2013, 10:18 AM EDT

South Florida teens knocked from tree when lightning strikes Story by Erika Pesantes / Sun Sentinel
Posted by Scott T. Smith / CBS12 News
COOPER CITY, Fla. -- Lightning struck a ficus tree and knocked down two teens who were on it in Cooper City Thursday, according to a Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue official.

One boy fell 20 feet and the second teen landed on a branch. Both were conscious and alert and transported to Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood.

The lightning strike occurred just before 5 p.m. at a park in the 9100 block of Southwest 29th Street.

The teenagers' conditions were not immediately known Friday.South Florida teens knocked from tree when lightning strikes

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