1 soldier killed, several injured in lightning strike at Georgia Army base

One soldier was killed and nine other soldiers were injured Wednesday in a lightning strike at Fort Gordon, an Army installation in Georgia, military officials said.

The lightning strike occurred at about 11:10 a.m. while the soldiers were in a training area, fort spokesperson Anne Bowman confirmed to CBS News in a statement. 

One of the wounded soldiers died of their injuries Wednesday afternoon, Bowman said. The soldier's name was not immediately released.