Swimmer killed after being struck by lightning at US beach as witnesses say ‘it sounded like an atomic bomb went off’
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July 4, 2026
A BEACHGOER has been killed and three others have been left injured by a lightning strike - with one witness saying it sounded "like an atomic bomb". The swimmers were zapped in front of terrified summer revellers while taking a dip at Fort Myers Beach in Florida on Friday afternoon. One beachgoer was struck directly...
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