Lightning kills Florida woman

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[sheilamore]

Oh so sad that’s terrible prayers for your family😪🙏

[SohaibKhan]

How Dare you call them a woman? Did you assume their gender?

[CritterConnect]

Am I the only person wondering why these lightning strikes are hitting people in Clearwater so commonly..? It has me wondering bc I've seen so many of these stories..

[joylynn]

Common in Florida…. Get inside when lightening

[carolynnunes]

No, sir. Florida is the lightening capitol of the USA, but not of the world!

The most lightning-prone country in the world is the Democratic Republic of Congo. For a specific geographical location, Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela is the lightning capital of the world. Maracaibo has lightning storms nearly 300 nights a year. It also has the most lightning strikes per square mile.

[TheBiblicalProphetBrando]

Yeah when i seen lightning strike and no thunder. I knew it was going to be bad.

[MK-lknc]

What a way to go, eh? Frankly if I had to pick a way I would someday die... this might be top of the list. No gradually declining health, no impending dread or ticking clock, just out of the blue BAM... your number is up game over. RIP and condolences to her friends and family.

[ManChan-wp]

Those people mentioned in this story should have played lotto.

[christinevandenberg]

I lived in Palm Beach in the 90 when Andrew first hit. Moved to New Port Richey, now live in the Bigbend. The lightening has been wicked up here too guys. My heart goes out to this family.