A 10-year-old Cub Scout is “still in shock” after he was literally knocked out of his socks by the deadly lightning strike at a New Jersey archery range on Wednesday.
Eleven boys and two girls from Jackson Cub Scout Pack 204 were learning to fire arrows at Black Knight Bowbenders when a bolt of lightning struck a tree near the shooting range at 7:13 p.m., according to the Jackson Police Department.
“I turn around and look, and there’s bodies on the ground. Adults, kids, burns, just other parents and kids screaming,” Tom Coopey, father of scout Ryan, told CBS.
Ten-year-old Cub Scout Ryan Coopey had his socks and shoes knocked off by the lightning strike Wednesday, leaving him with second-degree burns on his heels. CBS
Ryan was knocked out of his socks and shoes by the blast, the father said, adding his son’s footwear was torn to shreds by the