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Lightning Strike Kills Mom and 2-Year-Old Daughter in Florida

Police say first responders performed CPR before both victims were pronounced dead at hospitals, and the incident remains under investigation.

  • On Sunday, 31-year-old Kenya Glasgow and her 2-year-old daughter died after reportedly being struck by lightning in a Margate, Fla., neighborhood.
  • The Margate Police Department responded at 2:30 p.m. to a call at 7941 Northwest First Street, where officers found the pair lying on the sidewalk after the sudden strike.
  • Witness Prince Moody said the victims had just exited their Hyundai Tucson when lightning struck; Moody called 911 immediately after seeing an 'orange glow' through his window.
  • Margate Fire Rescue performed CPR before transporting Glasgow to North Broward Medical Center in Deerfield Beach and the child to Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, where both died shortly after arrival.
  • The department continues to investigate the incident and extended its sympathies to the victims' family during this difficult time.
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Telemundo Miami (51) broke the news on Sunday, August 23, 2026.
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