GREENSBURG, Pa. — The Diocese of Greensburg tells Channel 11 more than 100 people attended a prayer service outside Greensburg Central Catholic High School on Friday to honor the victims who died in a lightning strike.
The diocese said the service was to honor Brendan McGowan and Kaitlyn Rosensteel.
Both 18-year-olds died when lightning struck a tree they were under at Mammoth Park. A report from the coroner's office said witnesses heard a loud crack and saw a large flash of light in the area where the two were fishing on Thursday. The agency said witnesses found the splintered tree and the two people below it.
About a dozen grief counselors were on hand to speak with students.
The diocese said McGowan graduated from GCC two weeks ago.
The diocese said students and parents attended the service.
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