India, June 25 -- On Tuesday, twenty individuals were injured in a lightning strike at a lake in South Carolina, per Fire officials.

They say the incident occurred around 4:43 PM ET at Dominion Beach Park on Lake Murray, located near Dreher Shoals Dam in Lexington County.

A sudden thunderstorm rolled into the area, and one bolt of lightning struck the water where a group of 20 people, eight adults and 12 children, were swimming.

Irmo Fire Department spokesperson said the lightning energised a metal cable with buoys that marks the perimeter of the swimming area.

"Several people had swam out to the buoys and were holding onto the cable when it hit, and others were nearby swimming," Irmo Fire officials said, per Fox Weather. "Everybody g...