One person was killed and two others were reportedly injured after lightning struck in Florida.
A 29-year-old man from Colorado died from being struck by lightning shortly before 12:30 p.m. on June 20 while standing in ankle-deep water in New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County Beach Safety Ocean Rescue spokesperson Tamra Malphurs told USA TODAY over email.
Malphurs said CPR was immediately initiated and life-saving measures were performed but the man could not be revived and was "transported from the scene unresponsive."
"He sadly lost his life from the injuries he sustained," Malphurs said. The spokesperson told Daytona Beach News-Journal, part of the USA TODAY Network, that the deceased was identified as Jake A. Rosencranz. This was Florida's first lightning fatality of the year.
Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood, in a post on Facebook, said the man was accompanied by his wife.
