24 h. ago British tourist struck by lightning and thrown off his feet while fishing on holiday from hell

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Steve Barrett, 54, was hit by an unexpected bolt of lightning while fishing with friends at the Carp Zoo fishery in the Loire Valley on unlucky Friday, June 13

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43 h. ago British angler cheats death after his fishing rod is struck by a lightning bolt

The gardener, from Christchurch, Dorset, was blasted off his feet as lightning struck a tree and 'bounced', zapping his fishing rod.

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65 h. ago Man, 29, dies after being hit by lightning on honeymoon in freak weather phenomenon

Jake Rosencranz, 29, was standing ankle-deep in water at New Smyrna Beach, near Daytona Beach, when he was struck by lightning on Friday afternoon, according to Volusia County Beach Safety officials

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65 h. ago Man dies after being struck by lightning while on honeymoon in rare phenomenon on sunny day

Jake Rosencranz, 29, had been on a delayed honeymoon with his wife Leah at the time of the incident, with two other people also struck nearby despite it being a clear, sunny day

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5 d. ago Heat waves bring dangerous and deadly lightning strikes. Here’s how to avoid getting struck

More than 30 people have been injured by lightning strikes during the course of the past two weeks

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7 d. ago WATCH | #TheMoment lightning struck a London, Ont., high school, disrupting graduation ceremony

WATCH | #TheMoment lightning struck a London, Ont., high school, disrupting graduation ceremony  CBC

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7 d. ago Man who 'lived with lightness and joy' killed after being struck by lightning while on honeymoon in Florida

Jake Rosencranz was ankle-deep in the water at New Smyrna Beach when a bolt struck the sea

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7 d. ago Man on honeymoon dies after being struck by lightning on Florida beach

Death of 29-year-old considered unusual because the lightning ‘came from a storm several miles away’A newlywed man visiting Florida on his honeymoon recently died after reportedly being struck by lightning while standing in shallow water with a blue sky over him.The death of Jake Rosencranz, 29, in New Smyrna Beach was considered unusual because it is “rare” for someone to be struck by lightning from a storm that is several miles away, local beach safety director Tammy Malphurs told Florida news outlet WKMG. Though that occasionally happens, Rosencranz, of Colorado, was the first person to be killed by lightning in Florida in 2025. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Colorado honeymooner, 29, dies in horrific freak accident while paddling on Florida beach

Jake Rosencranz, 29, was standing in ankle-deep water at New Smyrna, Florida, when he was tragically struck by lightning. He was on his honeymoon with his new bride, Leah.

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8 d. ago Honeymoon horror as Florida man dies in freak lightning strike on beach in front of wife

The 29-year-old victim, who was visiting from Colorado, was on his honeymoon with his wife when he was struck by lightning on Symrna Beach, Florida, last Friday

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9 d. ago Screaming dad dragged to his death by crocodile after ignoring warning signs

A man has been dragged to his death in a horrifying crocodile attack at a game reserve after he ignored severeal warning signs and cast his fishing rod into the water

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1 week ago Teen struck by lightning in NYC’s Central Park as severe weather strikes the east coast

New York City, along with Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., were under severe thunderstorm watches Thursday afternoon and evening

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1 week ago Boy rushed to hospital after being struck by lightning in Central Park duing freak storm

The teenage boy was conscious and alert when he was rushed to hospital following the incident, it is believed the electric current transferred to his metal chain after hitting a nearby tree

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2 w. ago Brit dad meant to be in miracle seat 11A on doomed Air India flight cheated death

Owen Jackson, 31, from Essex, was booked onto the same Air India route on Saturday which would have been the same aircraft as the one which crashed, killing all but one of the 242 people onboard

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2 w. ago Brit dad shares weird coincidence after cheating death on Air India flight

A British dad has shared his shock and expressed his gratitude for the last minute flight change that saved his life - he was due on the Air India flight 171 this week

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2 w. ago Futurist who predicted the iPhone reveals date humans will cheat death

The man who foresaw the iPhone and WiFi says the death may soon be optional, predicting tech will outpace aging in the near future.

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2 w. ago Dramatic moment wing falls off ageing £15m Putin warplane in middle of Ukraine attack mission

The attack jet crashed after flying in a pair over Ukraine's Donetsk region, with the pilot miraculously cheating death by ejecting before his aircraft fell to the ground.

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2 w. ago Two men rushed to hospital after being struck by lightning during road trip

The rescue teams were first alerted about the incident at 5pm but it wasn't until around midnight that the helicopter made a second trip to rerscue the less seriously hurt man

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2 w. ago 'Upset' family of Air India survivor says he has 'no idea' how he escaped as brother missing

Miracle Brit Vishwash Kumar Ramesh cheated death after somehow escaping the fireball horror and walking away with minor injuries, but his brother is still missing

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3 w. ago Man mauled by bear recalls moment he heard his bones crunching in animal's jaws

Artyom Kodenkov, 31, cheated death after a brown bear attacked him in the Primorsky region of Russia - he is now recovering in hospital after being left with severe injuries all over his body

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