The Star-Ledger reports that one of three people struck by lighting on Sandy Hook around noontime today has died.
The victims have not been identified, but the one who was killed is reported to be a man in his 40s.
From the Sledger:
Two other people, a man and woman both in their 30s, were also struck by lightning around the same time. They were taken to Monmouth Medical Center. Their conditions were unknown.
It was unclear whether the three were related, or even near each other when they were struck, [National parks Service spokesman Brian] Feeney said.
They were in “Beach Area B” on the southern end of the six-mile-long peninsula. The lightning strike happened on a beach where swimming isn’t allowed, with no lifeguards in the area.
Feeney said the beach was crowded but officials ordered everyone out of the water and off the grounds.
