Overview

• Victim identified as Jake A. Rosencranz, a 29-year-old Colorado native struck June 20 at New Smyrna Beach while celebrating a delayed honeymoon
• Lifeguards and emergency responders initiated CPR and life-saving measures but he succumbed to his injuries on June 21 at a Daytona Beach hospital
• The bolt originated from a storm several miles away, making the strike a rare blue-sky occurrence under clear conditions
• This marks Florida’s first lightning fatality of 2025 amid an average of 1.2 million annual statewide strikes
• Two golfers at Venetian Bay Golf Course were indirectly struck the same day and treated on scene without requiring hospital transport