A Florida man and father of four dies after being struck by lightning while jet-skiing, according to officials and statements from his family. ABC News and Yahoo News both report that the incident occurs on the water and that the man’s death follows the lightning strike.
Family members, including a cousin, describe the moments before his death. They say the man stops to help another boater, and that he is then struck by lightning while assisting or being near the other vessel. Officials are also cited as confirming the lightning strike as the cause of death.
The outlets largely align on the core facts: where the incident occurs, who the man is to his family, that he is jet-skiing at the time, and that lightning is the fatal cause. Differences, where present, mainly involve the emphasis on the family’s account of his decision to help, versus the officials’ framing of the weather-related incident and its outcome.
