A teenage boy is on life assist after he was struck by lightning in a freak accident whereas enjoying soccer.
Mason Schaefer was one in every of three folks – together with one other scholar and a coach – struck by lightning throughout soccer follow at Glacier Excessive College in Kalispell, Montana.
The teenage boy stays in an intensive care unit every week on from the August 19 tragedy.
His sister, Maddy, created a GoFundMe which has raised greater than $61,000 for his remedy and to cowl journey bills and meals for his household, who’re out of labor whereas they sit at his bedside.
The teenage boy stays in an intensive care unit every week on from the August 19 tragedy
By 8am on August 22, Mason’s household have been seeing some enhancements, reporting that he was in a position to ‘squeeze [their] fingers.’
However simply 36 hours later he’d taken a flip.
Maddy stated: ‘Mason has had some bumps within the street the final 2 days of his restoration. He stays on life assist right now.
‘We stay hopeful and are grateful for everybody’s persevering with assist.’
The opposite scholar and the soccer coach who have been additionally injured throughout the storm have since been launched from hospital, Glacier Excessive College principal Brad Holloway stated.
Mason Schaefer was one in every of three folks – together with one other scholar and a coach – struck by lightning throughout soccer follow at Glacier Excessive College in Kalispell, Montana
The extreme thunderstorm hit Northwest Montana about 3pm on August 19, rolling in instantly and lasting till about 10pm.
Glacier Excessive College Actions Director Mark Dennehy stated there have been about 40 college students on the sphere, in response to Every day Interlake.
On the first signal of lightning, gamers have been directed off the sphere, however inside about 45 minutes the storm appeared to have died down sufficient to renew follow.
‘After which inside a few minutes, that is when the lightning struck,’ he stated.
