Mother and two-year-old daughter killed by lightning strike in Florida
Kenya Glasgow and her toddler died after lightning struck in Margate, near Fort Lauderdale A mother and her toddler were killed recently by a lightning strike in south Florida , local authorities said. The tragedy happened in Margate, near Fort Lauderdale, on Sunday. The victims were Kenya Glasgow, 31, and her two-year-old daughter, named in media reports as Kennedi. Continue reading...
A tragic lightning strike in Margate, Florida claimed the lives of a mother and her two-year-old daughter on Sunday, local authorities confirmed. The victims, Kenya Glasgow, 31, and her daughter Kennedi, were struck while they were next to their car. Neighbors reported hearing a loud bang and feeling their house shake before the incident.
The mother and daughter were rushed to a nearby hospital but succumbed to their injuries shortly after arrival despite emergency medical teams' best efforts to save them. The United States experiences approximately 37 million lightning strikes annually, according to the CDC, but the odds of being struck are extremely slim at less than one in a million. Remarkably, 90% of those who are hit survive the experience.
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