Florida teacher needs help after surviving lightning strike killing friend in Peru

A Florida teacher remained hospitalised on Friday in Peru after he survived a lightning strike that killed another man while hiking near Cusco.

James Fernandez, a science teacher at Palm Harbor Middle School in Pinellas County, is a father of two boys. One is a 5-month-old baby, and the other is 8 years old.

Fernandez went on a family trip with friends during the Thanksgiving break. He was mountain biking downhill with a guide when lightning struck and killed his friend…

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