Watch CBS News

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Rushes Adult To Hospital Following Possible Lightning Strike

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Miami-Dade Fire Rescue says "it was very likely" that a person was struck by lightning Tuesday afternoon.

It happened near Ives Dairy Road in Northeast Miami-Dade just west of I-95.

A Fire Rescue spokesperson, Erica Benitez, said the person was walking on the sidewalk when they were struck.

The person was walked to a nearby library and paramedics rushed the person to Aventura Hospital as a trauma alert.

The person's gender has not been released and there is no update on the person's condition.

CBS4 News spoke to a hospital spokesperson but we have not yet received any additional information on the patient.

View CBS News In
CBS News App Open
Chrome Safari Continue
Be the first to know
Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.