Lightning in Escambia County, Florida
Lightning July 14, 2003 · Escambia County, Florida
1
Death
1
Injury
What the National Weather Service wrote
A father and son were fishing from a pier near I-10 and Escambia Bay. Lightning struck a tall pine tree 20 feet away. The lightning ran down the tree, up the pier where the men were fishing and struck both of them. The 42 year old son died at the scene. His 69 year old father was taken to the hospital and kept for a couple of days and released.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5370077. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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