//Lightning strike hits tree, injures guests of Carolina alpine coaster center, company says

Lightning strike hits tree, injures guests of Carolina alpine coaster center, company says

Several people were injured by a lightning strike Tuesday at a Western North Carolina wilderness center, according to the company’s posts on Facebook.The Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster outdoor center said a lightning bolt struck a tree on the property off Tynecastle Highway in Banner Elk. “Unfortunately we had several guests that were sitting under that tree and across the way that were injured,” the post