Disney College Program participant dies after lightning strike
The 20-year-old was pronounced dead after being taken to Celebration Hospital, and detectives are awaiting the medical examiner's ruling on the cause of death.
- On Tuesday, 20-year-old Matthew Eric Jenkins died after a lightning strike near downtown Celebration, Florida, according to the Osceola County Sheriff's Office.
- Witnesses were seeking shelter from rain near a Bloom Street walking path when lightning struck nearby; Jenkins had moved to Central Florida last week to begin the Disney College Program.
- Felipe Costa, a witness, performed CPR after finding Jenkins unresponsive, saying: "As soon as I heard that, I started running and I came over here. That's when I saw the man."
- Jenkins was taken to Celebration Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, the sheriff's office said; his father expressed the family's gratitude to everyone who assisted his son.
- Detectives are awaiting the medical examiner's determination of the exact cause of death, while witness Costa reflected: "Taking cover during storms right now is absolutely a priority for me.
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