The victims range in age from 7 to 61, according to the authorities. Events
Severe thunderstorm leads to tragedy as 18-year-old Joey Nelson Jr. and 19-year-old Randall Martin III were fatally struck by lightning following a fishing trip in Waycross, Georgia. Events
Audun Groenvold, 49, won a bronze medal at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. Events
Skier Audun Groenvold, a bronze medalist at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, died this week at the age of 49 after being struck by lightning. Events
Gov. Katie Hobbs questioned why the U.S. government decided to manage the Dragon Bravo fire, which started with a lightning strike, as a “controlled burn” during the height of the summer. Politics
More than 120 million Americans remain under heat alerts Wednesday as record-breaking temperatures and dangerous humidity grip the East Coast. Events
Twenty people were injured by a reported lightning strike while swimming at a beach in South Carolina, officials said. Events
South Carolina beach lightning strike injures 20 people at Lake Murray, highlighting increasing lightning dangers during summer activities as similar incidents occur in U.S. Events
A Colorado man on his honeymoon was killed by lightning while in ankle-deep water at a Florida beach, despite the storm being miles away in what officials called extremely rare. Events
A father in Texas was killed after he was hit by a lightning strike while golfing with his dad on June 8. Events
The boy was standing under a tree when lightning hit and an electrical current transferred to a chain necklace he was wearing, a law enforcement official said. Events
