FORT DRUM, N.Y. (AP) — Army officials say six Fort Drum soldiers are recovering from injuries suffered when lightning struck while they were conducting a field exercise at the northern New York military post.

A Fort Drum spokeswoman tells local media that the soldiers were training on a range near the Jefferson-St. Lawrence County border when lightning hit the area around 9:15 p.m. Thursday.

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