A 14-year-old boy has survived being struck by lightning at the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall in Huairou district after paramedics came to his aid, The Beijing News reports.
The boy, surnamed He and from Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, was visiting the Great Wall Tuesday with his family when a storm broke out.
He was struck by lightning at around 3:30 pm on his right shoulder near a watch tower and fell unconscious. He was revived after 15 minutes by paramedics.
Beijing's rainy season officially started on June 1. Meteorologists issued blue and yellow storm warnings on Tuesday.
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