WARE COUNTY, Ga. — Two teenagers have been struck by lightning and killed, according to the National Weather Service.
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The NWS confirmed to News Center 7’s sister station Action News Jax that an 18-year-old and 19-year-old were struck and killed in Waresboro, Georgia, on Thursday.
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NWS Jacksonville said it happened in an open field near a vehicle during a thunderstorm.
Neither of the victims has been identified.
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