By AP/St. Louis Public Radio
Normandy, MO – Three people are hospitalized after being struck by lightning at a park in north St. Louis County.
It happened Monday afternoon as a thunderstorm passed through the region.
Authorities say the victims were in a parking lot at St. Vincent County Park. All three are female, ages 22, 18 and 12. They are in stable condition.
The storm also caused part of a tree to fall in St. Louis' Forest Park, injuring two people in a parked car.