Jamaica: 15-Year-Old Boy Struck By Lightning Dies

jamaicaobserver.com- A teenage boy was killed yesterday after being struck by lightning in his community, the police have said.

He has been identified as 15-year-old Jahnoy Dacres of Bamboo Ridge, Glengoffe in St Catherine.

Reports from the Glengoffe police are that about 12:30 pm, Jahnoy was picking guineps during a thunderstorm when the incident occurred. He was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.