Crime & Safety

WISN: Lightning Injures Muskego Woman on Horseback

The woman was part of a horseback ride in the Kettle Moraine State Forest when lightning suddenly struck.

A Muskego family riding on horseback was part of a group indirectly hit by lightning Sunday in the Kettle Moraine State Forest, according to Patch's media partners at WISN 12 news.Β 

The report says Jeremy Olson and his wife and daughter were on a ride when lightning hit and spread from horse to horse.

Olson's wife and one other person stayed overnight in a hospital for observation.Β 


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