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Three people were injured after being impressed by lightning In a popular summer beach town on Saturday evening.
Two of the victims of the strike on St. Augustine Pier in Florida were taken to the hospital, one in critical Uchx. A third person refused to be taken to the hospital.
The pier was closed while the firefighters concerned the injuries and he was inspected for damage. It is expected that it will be reopened on Monday.
A long exposure of waves in Sunrise from St. Augustine Pier. (Getty Images)
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“Please avoid the pier while the emergency operations are in progress – and remember when Thunder roars, go inside,” said St. John’s County Fire in a Facebook post. “Stay safe and weather -conscious.”
Dylan Rumrell, Mayor of St. Augustine Beach, repeated this feeling and warned the residents of looking for protection when they hear thunder.
“There is a big storm and a flash can hit at any time,” he said reportedly.
According to the report, the lightning strike left beach visitors, swimmers and surfers in panic, and many came immediately after their cars.
Pier at St. Augustine Beach with people who run on it. (Getty Images)
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“I was afraid everyone was afraid,” said a witness.
After National Weather ServiceIn the United Sates there were six light -death deaths in various states in 2025. North Carolina, Texas, Mississippi, Florida and Oklahoma have seen all fatal strikes.
The 10-year-old average annual death rate due to lightning attacks is 20 people per year.
To reduce the risk of being impressed by lightningThe National Weather Service instructs people to immediately remove themselves from the high field, including hills, mountain combers or peaks.
Donner, lightning strikes and rain during the summer storm. (IStock)
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The organization says that it should never lie down to avoid lightning, never to hide under a remote tree, never use a cliff or a rocky overhang for protection and immediately remove something from water bodies and anything that leads the electricity.
