Man dies after lightning strike observed in Osceola County

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – A man found unconscious after a lightning strike was seen in Celebration was pronounced dead Tuesday.

The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office says witnesses saw the lightning strike Tuesday evening in the area of 700 Bloom Street, which is a hotel. A man was found unresponsive on a walking path behind the building.

Bystanders tried to perform CPR, but the man, identified as 20-year-old Matthew Jenkins of Shelby Township, Michigan, was pronounced dead at Celebration Hospital…

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