First responders swarmed the Marco Island beach after a lightning bolt struck near the JW Marriott Island Beach Resort the afternoon of June 21.
Witnesses saw police, emergency medical techs and firefighters converging shortly after people rushed from the water as a flash storm broke over the beach. Despite an early report that three people were hit, “It has since been clarified that the individuals were not directly struck,” wrote Marco Island Police Department Captain David Ennis in an email. “Rather, the hut they were sheltering under was struck, which resulted in minor injuries to them.”
After the storm zapped their tiki, the three, all in their late 20s, were taken by ambulance to get checked out. Their injuries were minor…