A 15-year-old boy was struck by lightning in New York City's Central Park during a round of severe thunderstorms on Thursday.

A teenage boy was struck by lightning in Central Park, police said Thursday afternoon. The lightning bolt struck at 3:45 p.m. on the park’s East Drive near E. 100th St. according to cops.

A 15-year-old boy survived a lightning strike during a thunderstorm in New York’s Central Park Thursday afternoon.

NEW YORK (CNN) – A 15-year-old boy survived a lightning strike during a thunderstorm in New York’s Central Park Thursday afternoon. He was reportedly standing under a tree when he was struck.

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