Woman Killed, 2 Injured in Lightning Strike at Louisiana Music Festival

The three women were inside their tent, which was hit by lightning

One woman was killed and two others were hospitalized after getting struck by lightning at a Louisiana music festival over the weekend, NBC News reported.

The three women huddled in their tent during a Friday storm drenching the T-Bois Blues Festival, a three-day camp-out in Larose, Louisiana, according to the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office.

Jacqui Stavis, 28, was knocked unresponsive when the tent was hit by lightning. She was hospitalized and died Saturday morning, authorities said.

Two other women, aged 24 and 30, were struck by the bolt and taken to hospital with injuries stemming from electric shock, according to a statement from the sheriff's office. 

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