Lightning Strikes SeaWorld, Injuring Eight

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Updated Apr. 24, 2017 3:02PM ET / Published Aug. 17, 2011 6:53AM ET

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Tilly isn’t the only danger at SeaWorld: Three guests and five employees were injured Tuesday by a lightning strike at SeaWorld Orlando. While the details of the strike are murky, a SeaWorld spokesman says the guests were in a patio section while the employees worked at a photo cabana. The lightning did not strike anyone directly, and all eight people have now been released from medical care.

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