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4 Hurt In Lightning Strike At Music Festival

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WINONA LAKE - Four Fort Wayne teenagers were injured following a lightning strike at Grace College's Miller Field while camping at the Pro-Life Music Festival this morning.

Jason Sailsbury, 19, Reed Leazier, 18, Whitney Soberlaski 17, and Justin Camino, 14, all of Fort Wayne, were injured after a tree they were under was struck by lightning at 1:27 a.m.

Leazier and Soberlaski were transported to Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne.

Leazier was listed in fair condition while no patient information was available for Soberlaski.

Sailsbury and Camino were taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital where they were treated and released.

Multi-Township EMS, Winona Lake Police Department, Winona Fire Department, Warsaw Fire Department and Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department responded to the scene.