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One man killed and others injured as lightning strikes LA's Venice beach One man killed and others injured as lightning strikes LA's Venice beach
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A 20-year-old man died after lightning struck as many as 14 people at a popular Los Angeles beach and a golf course, a coroner's official said on Sunday.A 20-year-old man died after lightning struck as many as 14 people at a popular Los Angeles beach and a golf course, a coroner's official said on Sunday.
Larry Dietz of the Los Angeles county coroner said the man was taken from Venice beach and pronounced dead at a hospital.Larry Dietz of the Los Angeles county coroner said the man was taken from Venice beach and pronounced dead at a hospital.
Nine people went to hospital, including one who remained in critical condition. A Los Angeles fire spokeswoman, Katherine Main, said they had effects ranging from anxiety to needing resuscitation, although not all may have actually been struck.Nine people went to hospital, including one who remained in critical condition. A Los Angeles fire spokeswoman, Katherine Main, said they had effects ranging from anxiety to needing resuscitation, although not all may have actually been struck.
Victims were apparently in the water or very close to it when the lightning struck, local officials told broadcaster KCAL-TV.
The lightning hit as rare summer thunderstorms swept through southern California.The lightning hit as rare summer thunderstorms swept through southern California.
Steve Christensen said his friend tried to help when lifeguards began searching for a missing swimmer.Steve Christensen said his friend tried to help when lifeguards began searching for a missing swimmer.
"He went out to the water to find him and walked right into him," Christensen said. "He was face down on the bottom.""He went out to the water to find him and walked right into him," Christensen said. "He was face down on the bottom."
Christensen said his friend pulled the man from the water, and lifeguards began trying to resuscitate him before taking him away on a truck.Christensen said his friend pulled the man from the water, and lifeguards began trying to resuscitate him before taking him away on a truck.
Stuart Acher said he was struck while playing volleyball on the beach.Stuart Acher said he was struck while playing volleyball on the beach.
"All of a sudden there was a big flash of light and a boom, and it felt like someone punched me in the back of my head," he told KABC-TV. "It went down my whole side of my right body, and my calves sort of locked up, and I fell over. And I looked up and everybody else was, you know, falling over.""All of a sudden there was a big flash of light and a boom, and it felt like someone punched me in the back of my head," he told KABC-TV. "It went down my whole side of my right body, and my calves sort of locked up, and I fell over. And I looked up and everybody else was, you know, falling over."
The Los Angeles county sheriff's department said the 14th person was struck on a golf course on southern California's Catalina Island. The 57-year-old man was reportedly in a stable condition.The Los Angeles county sheriff's department said the 14th person was struck on a golf course on southern California's Catalina Island. The 57-year-old man was reportedly in a stable condition.