Beachgoer killed by lightning strike while swimming in Florida: ‘Sounded like an atomic bomb went off’

US News Beachgoer killed by lightning strike while swimming in Florida: ‘Sounded like an atomic bomb went off’ By Ella Morrison Published July 3, 2026, 9:13 p.m. ET (function() { var overlay = document.getElementById("nyp-player-lcp-overlay"); if (!overlay) { return; } function hideOverlay() { overlay.remove(); } function afterDCL() { requestAnimationFrame(hideOverlay); } if (document.readyState === "loading") { document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", afterDCL, { once: true }); } else { afterDCL(); } })(); See more of our coverage in your search results.

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