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- Lightning strikes archery range, leaving 1 dead and 14 injured: Police</p>
<p>MEREDITH DELISO and RILEY HOFFMANJuly 17, 2025 at 6:19 AM</p>
<p>One person died and 14 others were injured, including eight children, after being struck by lightning on Wednesday in New Jersey, officials said.</p>
<p>The strike hit the ground near a group at the Black Knight Bowbenders archery range, a well-known community site that regularly hosts events, Jackson Township Mayor Michael Reina told New York ABC station WABC.</p>
<p>The Jackson Township Police Department said it received a call shortly after 7 p.m. reporting multiple people struck by lightning, resulting in a male being administered CPR, while multiple other victims were being triaged.</p>
<p>WABC - PHOTO: One person was killed and more than a dozen were injured by a lightning strike at an archery range in Jackson Township, N.J., on Wednesday, July 16, 2025.</p>
<p>Robert Montgomery, 61, who was identified by the mayor as an instructor, died from his injuries, according to Jackson Township Police Department.</p>
<p>The injuries ranged from "burns to non-specific complaints of not feeling well," the police department said in a statement to WABC. One person was knocked unconscious but later regained consciousness, police said.</p>
<p>MORE: Golfer, 28, dies after being struck by lightning while playing on course in New Jersey</p>
<p>All were transported to nearby hospitals, including Jersey Shore University Medical Center. One person with more serious injuries was taken to the Livingston Burn Center.</p>
<p>This was the 12th lightning fatality in the country this year, according to the National Weather Service. It's the second death in New Jersey in as many weeks, after a 28-year-old golfer died after being struck by lightning on a course in Hamburg on July 8.</p>
<p>"This is such a tragedy," Reina said to WABC. "My thoughts and prayers are with the victim's family and all those injured tonight. It's difficult to understand what happened."</p>
<p>STOCK PHOTO/Adobe Stock - PHOTO: Lightning is seen in this stock image.</p>
<p>A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for the area Wednesday evening.</p>
<p>Much of northwest and central New Jersey was also under flood watches through Wednesday night, with storms expected to produce heavy downpours following a deadly deluge earlier this week.</p>
<p>A common misunderstanding is that a thunderstorm needs to be severe to be life-threatening, but that is not true. A casual summer thunderstorm that has a few rumbles of even distant thunder can be deadly.</p>
<p>Whether it's raining or if it's completely cloudy overhead or partially sunny as a storm builds, if thunder can be heard, there is a danger being outside and you should seek shelter immediately.</p>
<p>ABC News' Darren Reynolds, Jason Volack and Daniel Manzo contributed to this report.</p>
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