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Lightning in Dare County, North Carolina
Lightning August 23, 2019 · Dare County, North Carolina
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
The police in Kitty Hawk, NC said that on August 23rd, 2019 around 1:50 PM LST in the 3800 block of North Virginia Dare Trail, in Kitty Hawk, a man was struck by lightning while near shore in the water, throwing a frisbee with friends. After the strike he was face down in the water, and his friends brought him in and performed CPR until a lifeguard arrived. The man was transported to a hospital and died several weeks later. His death occurred around or near September 11th, 2019 according to local news media.
The wider storm
A man died several weeks after being struck by lightning while swimming in the ocean. He was struck by lightning on August 23rd around 1:50 pm LST, but died several weeks later after being in a medically induced coma. He died on 9/11/2019.
Began near Kitty Hawk (36.0646, -75.6888).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 863509. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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