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Man, 29, Struck By Lightning In Pasadena

PASADENA, Md. (AP) -- Anne Arundel County fire officials say a 29-year-old man has been struck by lightning at a park in Pasadena.

Officials say they found the man lying unconscious on a fishing pier at Fort Smallwood Park on Sunday afternoon. Witnesses say they called officials after they heard a clap of thunder and noticed the man had collapsed on the pier.

The man was given CPR and taken to a hospital in Baltimore.

Fire officials did not have information on the man's condition.

(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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