Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
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Area
Collier
Event narrative (NOAA)
Local broadcast media reported two males sustaining injuries from a lightning strike in the water next to Naples Pier. Time is based on data from the National Lightning Detection Network. Two weeks later, local media reported that one of the men passed away after being in critical condition since the lightning strike.
Other notable lightning events in Florida
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.