Man Dies in Hospital After Venice Beach Lightning Strikes
By Andrew Lopez and Willian Avila
A 20-year-old has man died in the hospital after being struck by lighting at Venice Beach on Sunday, officials said. Seven other beachgoers were hospitalized, including one with critical injuries.
Firefighters responded around 2:20 p.m. Sunday to reports of injuries stemming from a lightning strike in the 3500 block of South Ocean Front Walk, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
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Thirteen people were checked out by firefighters at the scene. Eight of them were taken to the hospital, including seven adults and a 15-year-old, the LAFD said.
All of the victims were in or near the water when lighting touched down.
A video taken at the scene showed the frantic moments when rescuers pulled a person who appeared to be unconscious out of the water.
On Santa Catalina Island, a 57-year-old man who was on an Avalon golf course was also struck by lightning. He was hospitalized in stable condition, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said.
The lightning strikes occurred as a thunderstorm hit the island, causing minor flooding and setting two small fires in the brushy backcountry that were quickly doused.
Monsoon conditions moving in from Arizona were expected to bring small amounts of rain -- up to a quarter-inch -- all throughout Los Angeles County through the evening, according to David Sweet, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard.
"There is that potential for brief heavy amounts," Sweet said of the rain. "In most places it will be small."
In Avalon, about two-thirds of an inch was recorded in about 30 minutes, weather officials said. One man was apparently injured in a lightning strike and minor flooding reported in the area, according to wire reports.
After a cloudy night, the sun was expected to be out again Monday. Temperatures were expected in the mid to upper 70s inland areas and 80s and 90s inland.
Weather officials said the rainfall was too localized to make any dent in the state's ongoing drought crisis.
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