Baylee Holbrook, 16, and her father were hit after lightning struck a tree late Tuesday afternoon, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said.
A teenage girl who was struck by lightning while hunting with her father this week died on Thursday, officials said.
He called 911 and started providing CPR as emergency personnel responded, officials said. The teen was rushed to a hospital for additional treatment. "She has proven a fighter and our prayers extend to her, her family and friends," the sheriff's office wrote in aStudents gathered at Palatka Junior-Senior High School on Wednesday to pray for Holbrook.
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