Coast Guard rescues 7 after lightning strikes boat 100 miles off Florida

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A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued seven people stranded on a boat 100 miles off the coast of Clearwater, Florida, after a lightning strike disabled the vessel.

You can now listen to Fox News articles!rescued seven boaters after lightning struck and disabled their vessel off the coast of Florida on Saturday, officials said.

"There was just the biggest flash like light bulbs right in your face," boat passenger Sherrie KelleyKelly’s brother, Glenn Rumer, described how the lightning briefly knocked out their friend Josh, who was using his cellphone to record video of the storm."The electricity from the lightning actually went through him and caused him to black out and go to the floor," Rumer told the station, adding that their friend"came to immediately" after falling over.

the boat’s engine, stranding the boaters at sea. Kelley said the lightning strike had also traveled up the outrigger, which broke in half and caught fire.

 

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That’s pretty crazy 😛 ;) wtf 😳 thank god for the Coast guard ;) omg 😳 which one is Austin Kutcher or call Kevin ;) lol 😂 if Im ever in the need of rescue swimmer that’ll be the first thing that I’ll come to mind lol 😂 that’s a great movie;)

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