Two new lightning deaths reported across the US

As of the first week of October, 13 people have been reported killed by lightning throughout the U.S. in 2023.

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00:00 Two more lightning fatalities have been reported for the year.

00:04 The first is a very delayed report from April, when a 73-year-old man was killed by lightning

00:09 while boating in Virginia.

00:11 The second incident happened last week in Florida.

00:14 A father and daughter were reportedly under a tree when the lightning hit, killing the

00:19 16-year-old girl and knocking her father unconscious.

00:22 There have now been 13 lightning fatalities in the U.S. this year.

00:26 Florida is the deadliest state for lightning in the country, now with 87 confirmed deaths

00:30 since 2006, including four this year.