× Dog leads family to unconscious girls after lightning strike in Beaver County
BEAVER COUNTY, Utah — Two girls were flown to a hospital after being struck by lightning in Beaver County Friday morning, and police say a family dog led relatives to the unconscious girls after the strike.
A press release from the Beaver County Sheriff’s Office states they were called at 10:45 a.m. Friday on a report of two girls who had been struck by lightning.
The girls, ages 8 and 16, were camping with relatives near Big Flat in the Beaver Mountains as part of a family reunion with attendees from Payson and Mapleton. The girls were riding on an ATV and had gotten off the vehicle to look around, accompanied by a family dog.
As the girls were heading back to the ATV, they were struck by lightning.
“The dog returned to the camp and alerted the family,” the press release states. “The family followed the dog back to the site where the girls were found on the ground unconscious.”
Both girls were flown via helicopter to Beaver Valley Hospital, and from there Life Flight took the girls to Primary Children’s Hospital. The 8-year-old girl was in critical condition when Life Flight left Beaver, and the 16-year-old girl was in serious but stable condition.
The identities of the victims have not been released.
MrLongJeans on July 29th, 2017 at 18:15 UTC »
Every time you're out walking your dog and he is adamantly pulling in the wrong direction and you're just like,"Great. Either I follow his dumb ass or I risk abandoning injured little girls."
pink_jade_1 on July 29th, 2017 at 16:23 UTC »
Well, there is a dog that will never want for treats or pats or anything for the rest of his heroic life.
Greendalee on July 29th, 2017 at 15:36 UTC »
that's one good boy