NEW YORK - A 15-year-old was struck by lightning in Central Park on Thursday afternoon as strong storms swept through New York City, according to police.

A 15-year-old boy is recuperating after being struck by lightning in New York's Central Park, lucky to escape with just minor burns. The New York Times reports that the incident happened Thursday ...

NEW YORK -- A 15-year-old boy was struck by lightning in New York City's Central Park during a round of severe thunderstorms on Thursday. Yassin Khalifa, a high school sophomore, was enjoying a ...

A teenager out for a walk was struck by lightning in a freak occurrence in Central Park, police said Thursday afternoon. The 15-year-old boy was strolling through the famed park when a ...

The NYPD says a teenager was struck by lightning in Central Park earlier today. The male teen sought shelter under a tree when the lightning struck, according to police.

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.