Already this spring, two people in the U.S. have been struck and killed by lightning, both while fishing from a boat.

Fishing is the leading cause of lightning strike deaths in the U.S., with 44 fatalities since 2006. The time it takes to reach safety while fishing, especially from a boat, contributes to the risk.

He was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. K-9 Officer Santonio Catoe died during a lightning strike while fishing in April of 2025. (North Carolina Department of Adult Correction ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), lightning strikes the United States ...

About 1.4 billion lightning strikes occur around the world each year — if we could harness them, it would meet roughly 1.5 percent of current global energy consumption. But that’s one of the ...

If your car still has an external radio antenna — a common divining rod for lightning strikes — you can probably kiss that aerial goodbye. Ditto for rear windows that have defroster wires ...