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Improved condition for injured Lidingö children

The situation for the two boys who were severely injured when they were struck by lightning on Lidingö on Thursday is much better, according to the hospital.

» Updated: 06 October 2024, 16:05

» Published: 31 August 2024

Improved condition for injured Lidingö children
Photo: Claudio Bresciani/TT

Two boys are still being cared for at Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital in Stockholm after the lightning strike on Lidingö on Thursday. Chief Physician Lars Falk says in a statement to TT that the boys' injuries are serious but their condition has improved.

"Both patients' conditions have improved significantly. None of the patients are life-threateningly injured," says Falk.

The boys were assessed on Friday to have very serious injuries. They were two of a total of eight young people who were injured when the lightning struck during a football training session on Lidingö on Thursday. They had taken shelter from the storm under a tree. A total of eight were taken to hospital.

"We're clearly feeling very bad as a club right now and are only thinking of those affected," wrote club manager Markus Karlsson in a statement to TT on Friday.

A third boy who was also assessed to have serious injuries has been discharged from the hospital.

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