WORLDJul 4 · 01:13 UTCNY POSTElla Morrison

Beachgoer killed by lightning strike while swimming in Florida: ‘Sounded like an atomic bomb went off’

A beachgoer was killed by a lightning strike while swimming in Florida. A witness, Debra Crombie, described the sound as 'like an atomic bomb went off.'

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