5 h. 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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22 h. 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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26 h. ago Man celebrating his honeymoon dies after being hit by lightning on beach

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

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29 h. 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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36 h. ago Colorado man killed by ‘rare’ lightning strike while on beach honeymoon in Florida

Officials said the man was standing in ankle-deep water when he was killed in a ‘rare’ event

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48 h. ago Dad's chilling police call after leaving toddler son to die in boiling 43C car

Scott Gardner, 33, has been arrested and charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child and child neglect after his 18-month-old son died in a hot car in Ormond Beach, Florida

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49 h. ago British grandfather drowns in Florida off beach 'with no safety flags'

Mark Gosling got caught in a riptide

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5 d. 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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5 d. 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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6 d. ago Florida dad dies after helping save his daughter from drowning on Father’s Day

Antwon Wilson was with his two children at a Fort Lauderdale beach when he saw them in distress in the waterA Florida dad has lost his life after helping save his daughter from drowning in the ocean on Father’s Day.That was the tragic story coming out of Fort Lauderdale on Sunday, when 33-year-old Antwon Wilson died while his daughter and another adult were hospitalized, according to authorities. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago World's most 'dangerous' beach most likely to be attacked by sharks in 2025

New Smyrna Beach in Florida has been dubbed the world's most dangerous beach and now tourists are set to be worried due to the high number of attacks from sharks in the local area

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1 week 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 Return of the Mack star Mark Morrison's team hit out as his battery charge dropped

Mark Morrison, whose song Return of the Mack topped the UK charts in 1996, was taken into custody on Saturday but denied that any battery occurred at Le Bar à Vin in Palm Beach, Florida

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3 w. ago Cops dramatically rescue three men left treading water in darkness after their plane crashed off Florida coast

Officials scoured the waters off of Vero Beach in darkness before eventually spotting ‘three heads bobbing in the water’

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3 w. ago Man left 'permanently disfigured' by Disney waterpark slide after flying down at high speed

A thrill ride at Disney's Blizzard Beach ended in disaster for one Florida man. Now, he's suing, claiming the park's negligence left him permanently disfigured.

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3 w. ago You’re most likely to be struck by lightning in these states

A recent report has identified the cities and states that saw the most lightning strikes last year

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