Friday, 17. September 2004
Topic: SPORT - on September 17, 2004 at 1:28:00 PM CEST
Player dies after lightning strikes team
A high school football player injured when lightning struck the team as it finished practice has died of severe burns, authorities said.
Russell Pennington, a senior at Grapeland High School, died Wednesday in a hospital. He was among about 40 players and coaches with the team in east Texas who were hospitalized after the lightning bolt struck Tuesday afternoon.
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