Florida couple injured in lightning strike on popular trail, report says

Two people were rushed to a Central Florida hospital on Wednesday evening after they were possibly struck by lightning while walking on a popular trail west of Orlando, according to reports.

According to a report from WESH, first responders rushed to West Orange Trail in Winter Garden just before 7:30 p.m. after receiving a 911 call reporting the lightning strike and that two people were on the ground, one of whom wasn’t breathing.

In the 911 call, the person can be heard saying that people needed help after thinking they were struck, according to WESH. In addition, the unidentified male victim was bleeding from his face after the incident…

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