Florida lightning strike kills mother and 2-year-old daughter

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A 31-year-old woman, Kenya Glasgow, and her 2-year-old daughter, Kennedi, were killed by a lightning strike in Margate, Florida, on Sunday afternoon. The incident occurred around 2:30 p.m. as the family was attempting to seek shelter from intensifying thunderstorms.

According to local police and witnesses, the mother and child had just exited their vehicle when the lightning struck. First responders performed CPR at the scene before transporting the victims to separate medical centers in Deerfield Beach and Fort Lauderdale. Both were pronounced dead shortly after arrival at the hospitals.

Kameron Glasgow, the husband and father, survived the strike but reported feeling the residual electrical discharge from the ground. He described the loss of his wife and daughter as an unbearable tragedy. The family's surviving daughter, Kensli, who is the identical twin of the deceased child, was not struck. The Margate Police Department is currently investigating the incident.

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Florida · Kam Glasgow · Kameron Glasgow · Kennedi Glasgow · Kennedy Rose Glasgow · Kenya Glasgow · Margate · Margate Police Department · Margate, Florida

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[○ 1 SOURCE] The victims appeared to have just exited an olive-colored Hyundai Tucson when the strike occurred. wsvn.com
[● 3 SOURCES] Kenya Glasgow was 31 years old. offthepress.com · wsvn.com · nypost.com
[● 3 SOURCES] The victims were rushed to separate hospitals and pronounced dead shortly after arrival. offthepress.com · wsvn.com · nypost.com
[● 3 SOURCES] The incident occurred around 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. offthepress.com · wsvn.com · nypost.com
[● 3 SOURCES] Kenya Glasgow and her 2-year-old daughter were struck by lightning in Margate, Florida. offthepress.com · wsvn.com · nypost.com
[● 2 SOURCES] The family has two twin girls, Kennedi, who died, and Kensli. offthepress.com · nypost.com
[● 3 SOURCES] The victims were pronounced dead shortly after arriving at the hospital on Sunday afternoon. www.marler-zeitung.de · www.waltroper-zeitung.de · www.onetz.de
[● 3 SOURCES] The survival rate for being directly struck by lightning is approximately 90 percent. www.marler-zeitung.de · www.waltroper-zeitung.de · www.onetz.de
[● 3 SOURCES] The US has averaged 26 lightning-related deaths per year over the last two decades. www.marler-zeitung.de · www.waltroper-zeitung.de · www.onetz.de
[● 3 SOURCES] A 31-year-old woman and her two-year-old daughter died after being struck by lightning on a sidewalk. www.marler-zeitung.de · www.waltroper-zeitung.de · www.onetz.de
[● 3 SOURCES] Florida experiences more lightning strikes than any other US state. www.marler-zeitung.de · www.waltroper-zeitung.de · www.onetz.de