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Fort Myers Beach Lightning Strike Kills Man as Three Relatives Are Hospitalized

A lightning strike at Fort Myers Beach kills Viktar Kiryk, 51, while three relatives are injured and taken to hospital in stable condition.The Lee County SO says bystanders and first responders perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use an automated external defibrillator on Estero Boulevard during a sudden summer storm, but medical crews pronounce Kiryk dead at the scene.The National Weather Service warns that summer storms tied to a historic heat wave can send lightning as far as 10 miles from a thunderstorm and urges swimmers to seek shelter and remain out of the water for at least 30 minutes after thunder.
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