HACKENSACK-A 48-year-old man was in serious condition Monday after being struck by lightning Sunday morning while fishing on Baby Lake in rural Hackensack.
The Cass County Sheriff's office was notified of the lightning strike at 10:38 a.m. When responders and medical personnel arrived they found three adult males fishing in a boat and one was struck by lightning. Wei Wei, 48, of Iowa was transported via North Air Care to Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis and Max Wei, 18, and a juvenile male were taken by North Memorial Ambulance to Essentia Health-St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd.
Assisting at the scene were the Hackensack and Longville First Responders, Minnesota DNR Conservation, Minnesota State Patrol, North Memorial Ambulance and Air Care.
