Particle.news

Download on the App Store

Four Injured by Lightning Strike in St. Petersburg

A teenager in critical condition after cardiac arrest; others hospitalized with burns and injuries.

  • Lightning struck four individuals under a banyan tree during a storm.
  • A 16-year-old girl experienced cardiac arrest but was revived by paramedics.
  • The victims included three minors and one adult, all hospitalized.
  • First responders provided life-saving measures on-site.
  • The National Weather Service reports lightning strikes kill 27 people annually in the U.S.
Hero image