BOUNTIFUL, Utah (ABC4) — Bountiful High School honored the life of a local husband and father who was killed by a lightning strike in August.
Steve Matheson was riding a jet ski off the coast of Florida when his family says the sky opened up and lightning struck, taking Matheson’s life.
According to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to reports of a jet skier who was struck by lightning. The victim was transported to a local hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries. Officials identified the victim as Steve Matheson.
Moments before Steve Matheson was struck by lightning off the coast of Florida (Courtesy: Marianne Matheson Shuman)…