Pembroke Pines High School Student Dies After Possible Lightning Strike

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pembroke pines high school student dies after possible lightning strike

A teenage student from McArthur High School has died after being found unresponsive near Pembroke Pines on Wednesday evening, authorities confirmed Thursday.

The incident occurred around 5 p.m. after Pembroke Pines police said the male teenager was heading home on a bike when he was possibly struck by lightning.

He has been identified as 16-year-old Cameron Day.

Fire rescue crews were also dispatched to the area after receiving reports of the student lying motionless in the grass near the 600 block of Southwest 67th Avenue.

When authorities arrived at the scene, they found the teenager lying underneath a tree, unresponsive.