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Family mourns 8-year-old girl killed by lightning strike while playing in her backyard
The National Lightning Safety Council says the death is the fourth U.S. lightning fatality this year as investigators review the strike.
- Eight-Year-Old Kinslee Tschida died after being struck by lightning while getting off a backyard swing in Serena, Illinois, on Friday. Her grandfather, Chris Scheib, witnessed the incident ahead of an approaching storm that appeared distant.
- Scheib heard a rumble and ordered his granddaughter to "get off now" just moments before the strike. Lightning struck 15 to 18 feet from the house; he noted five or 10 seconds more would have prevented the tragedy.
- In a separate incident last week, 51-year-old Viktar Kiryk died after being struck by lightning while in the water at Fort Myers Beach, Florida. Three family members with him were transported to a local hospital in stable condition.
- The family has set up a GoFundMe to assist with medical and funeral expenses while mourning the girl, known at school as the "Queen Bee." Community support has provided solace as they navigate this loss.
- Kinslee's death marks the fourth lightning fatality this year in the United States, according to the National Lightning Safety Council. Authorities emphasize summer storms develop rapidly, urging immediate shelter when thunder sounds or lightning appears.
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Kinslee Tschida, an 8-year-old girl from Illinois (USA), has died as she was struck by lightning while playing on a swing in the courtyard of her home with her sister, who was unharmed. Both were at a distance of just 90 or 120 centimeters, and the moments prior to the impact "did not offer any clear warning" . This was communicated to CNN by the grandfather of the two little ones, Chris Scheib, who works on a farm and knows well the dangers of …
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