CAPE CHARLES, Va. — A man is dead and a woman is injured after being struck by lightning on a beach at Cape Charles, according to Northampton County officials.
The report of this incident was posted by NWS Wakefield around 4 p.m., with an update coming in at 5 p.m. A man and woman were struck by lightning near the intersection of Bay Avenue and Washington Street; the man died and the woman was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries.
"Fatality due to lightning strike relayed by 911 call center," the NWS Wakefield report reads.
Shore Daily News, citing town officials, is reporting that the couple was visiting from Colorado.
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