“Two patients have very serious injuries but are in stable condition,” Karin Pukk Härenstam, chief physician at Astrid Lindgren’s Children’s Hospital, told Swedish news agency TT.
“One patient is less seriously injured and is expected to be able to leave hospital today.”
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Several players from football club IFK Lidingö’s boys’ team were injured when lightning struck the football pitch.
Eight were taken to hospital.
“We’re not doing so well. We’ve had a meeting and we had long meetings with Lidingö City Council and crisis management,” club president Markus Karlsson told Aftonbladet.
He went to the site as soon as he found out and said everyone involved was in shock.
“Our focus now is completely on supporting those affected,” he told the newspaper.
The father of one of the injured boys told broadcaster TV4 that it didn’t look like it was going to turn into a thunderstorm when the group sought shelter from the torrential rain under a tree.
“Then out of nowhere they’re hit by lightning,” he said.
He said that his son was initially not able to feel his legs afterwards, but that he was feeling better now and should be able to return home after a few final check-ups in hospital.
IFK Lidingö cancelled all youth activities on Friday.
Lidingö City Council said it would continue to provide crisis support over the weekend.
“There’s crisis support in various places on the island where worried and affected people can turn,” communications director Kristina Hagbard told TT.
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#1 rule is during a thunderstorm you do not stand under a tree. And of course, if there is thunder, you can expect lightning, and outdoor sport activities should cease.
Thunderstorms are rare here so this is not well known, but should be communicated to readers so they too can be safe.