"An 18-year-old college freshman from Annapolis died Friday when a thunderstorm came up as he was in the ocean at Wrightsville Beach, N.C., authorities said.
The student was identified as John Edward Sackett. The storm 'came up very quickly' as Sackett was swimming and friends were surfing, said Patricia L. Leonard, vice chancellor for student affairs at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, where Sackett was enrolled
Although details were unclear,'the thinking is that the lightning actually hit the water' and that it might have killed Sackett."
by The Washington Post
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Lightning strike tied to teen's death in surf
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