Lightning claims 5 young lives in a week

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In this June 10 2008 file photo a bolt of lightning strikes the ground somewhere in Montgomery County Pa. Five people have died across the country in the past week in lightning strikes. (AP PhotoJoseph Kaczmarek)
In this June 10, 2008 file photo, a bolt of lightning strikes the ground somewhere in Montgomery County, Pa. Five people have died across the country in the past week in lightning strikes. (AP Photo/Joseph Kaczmarek)

(AP) -- Five young lives have been ended by lightning in less than a week, a deadly reminder of one of summer's leading hazards.


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