New Jersey man killed by lightning strike trying to warn beachgoing kids of impending storm
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Patrick Dispoto, 59, died after he was struck by lightning in Seaside Park, New Jersey, on Sunday, June 23. He was trying to warn beachgoers of the impending storm.
He went back up the dune and onto the sand to warn a group of kids about the incoming storm. No lifeguards were on duty, Fussel told the outlet. Christina Coulter is a U.S. and World reporter for Fox News Digital. Email story tips to christina.coulter@fox.com.
Seaside Park Police told the Asbury Park Press that Dispoto was found unconscious on the beach around 7:38 p.m. CPR was performed on the scene, they said, before he was taken to an area hospital and pronounced dead around 9 p.m.
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