Lighting strike kills teen swimmer on family holiday A 15-year-old girl died Saturday after she was struck by lightning while swimming in the US, according to the Tybee Island Police Department.
Police say they got a 911 call around 2:37 pm about a female who possibly had been struck off the coast of Georgia.
Firefighters and lifeguards performed CPR on the girl. She was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
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She had been visiting with her family from Alabama.
In a statement, police expressed condolences.
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Risks of lightning strikes
Lightning kills an average of 49 people and injures hundreds more in the US each year, according to the National Weather Service.
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