A bolt of lightning struck a group of Ohio public safety personnel who had stopped for a break while escorting Special Olympians along Route 33 north of Logan on a torch run, including Ohio University Safety Department dispatcher Cathy Hart and eight others. Most seriously injured was OU Off. Nathan Van Oort, who recently returned from National Guard duty in Iraq. Officials believe the lightning struck a pavillion where the public safety personnel and runners had stopped, and then lept across to Van Oort. Rescuers performed CPR on him and took him to a hospital. The others were also transported, and were reported less-seriously injured.
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