Two Killed In Florida Lightning Strike
After the peak, new reports halved every 17 hours so far - this story is still being covered, so the figure moves as reports arrive.
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How it spread - 12 original reports
Mon, 24 August 2026
8 reports- iheart.com08:27first to report
A lightning strike in Margate, Florida, on Sunday (August 23) killed a 31-year-old woman and her 2-year-old daughter. First responders provided aid, but both were pronounced dead at the hospital. The Margate Police Department is investigating the incident.
- iheart.com08:27
A lightning strike in Margate, Florida, on Sunday (August 23) killed a 31-year-old woman and her 2-year-old daughter. First responders provided aid, but both were pronounced dead at the hospital. The Margate Police Department is investigating the incident.
- iheart.com08:27
A lightning strike in Margate, Florida, on Sunday (August 23) killed a 31-year-old woman and her 2-year-old daughter. First responders provided aid, but both were pronounced dead at the hospital. The Margate Police Department is investigating the incident.
- iheart.com08:27
A lightning strike in Margate, Florida, on Sunday (August 23) killed a 31-year-old woman and her 2-year-old daughter. First responders provided aid, but both were pronounced dead at the hospital. The Margate Police Department is investigating the incident.
- iheart.com08:27
A lightning strike in Margate, Florida, on Sunday (August 23) killed a 31-year-old woman and her 2-year-old daughter. First responders provided aid, but both were pronounced dead at the hospital. The Margate Police Department is investigating the incident.
- dailymail.com14:15
Kenya Glasgow was walking down the street in Margate, close to Fort Lauderdale, with her two-year-old daughter Kennedi when a thunderstorm unfolded on Sunday.
- Google News - Top Stories17:12
Woman and her 2-year-old daughter killed by lightning in Florida The Washington Post Lightning strike kills mother and 2-year-old daughter in Broward County, Florida FOX Weather South Florida family devastated after mother, 2-year-old daughter killed by lightning WPEC ‘We are hurt': Man mourns wife and 2-year-old daughter killed in Margate lightning strike NBC 6 South Florida Lightning strike kills mother and daughter in South Florida WPBF
- RMF24 (Poland)17:46
Piorun uderzył w matkę i jej 2-letnią córkę. Obie zmarły
Tue, 25 August 2026
3 reports- The Guardian World13:05
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...
- Le Figaro (France)13:22
Les deux corps ont été retrouvés gisants sur le sol près de la voiture familiale. Les victimes, une femme de 31 ans et sa fille de 2 ans, ont été déclarées mortes à leur arrivée à l’hôpital.
- Novinky (Czechia)16:42
Jednatřicetiletou Kenyu Glasgowovou a její dvouletou dceru Kennedi v neděli ve floridském městě Margate zabil blesk. Sousedi je našli ležet u jejich auta a svým zraněním podlehly krátce po převozu do nemocnice.
Mon, 31 August 2026
1 report- The Guardian World10:00
Kameron Glasgow of Florida honors wife Kenya and daughter Kennedi at local vigil after last week’s tragedy A Florida man whose wife and toddler daughter were killed by a lightning strike while he was near them recently has implored people to “hold … tight” to their loved ones. Kameron Glasgow made that arresting remark to local media at a weekend gathering honoring the memories of his wife, Kenya, and two-year-old daughter Kennedi after they died on 23 August from an exceedingly rare cause....