Overview
- A lightning bolt struck the 6500–6600 block of Estero Boulevard on Friday, July 3, and emergency crews found four people at the scene.
- A bystander had deployed an automated external defibrillator and was performing CPR when crews arrived but one person remained unresponsive and was pronounced dead.
- At least three other victims were taken to local hospitals for evaluation and treatment, and a fourth patient was treated on scene.
- Gulf Coast Live Doppler radar recorded a lightning strike in the area around 2:18 p.m., and the Lee County Sheriff’s Office posted that deputies were on site investigating.
- Officials urged residents and visitors to monitor weather, avoid water and seek shelter when lightning is visible, underscoring the high risk of summer storms on Florida beaches.