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Do trees protect you from lightning?

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Three forks of lightning cleave a purple sky, with heavy clouds overhead.
   (ABC News: Andrew O'Connor)

As four victims of a lightning strike remain in hospital in Sydney, authorities are reminding people about safety precautions.
The victims, aged in their 20s and 30s were sheltering under a tree in Sydney's Botanical Gardens as severe storms lashed the city yesterday, but that's one of the worst places to seek refuge.

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Dr Rebekah Hoffman, RACGP
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