Deltona worker's death marks 4th fatal lightning strike in US this year
DELTONA, Fla. – A construction worker in Deltona became the fourth lightning fatality in the United States this year after coworkers say he was str...
May 23, 2023
5:14 PM
DELTONA, Fla. – A construction worker in Deltona became the fourth lightning fatality in the United States this year after coworkers say he was struck while working on a roof. Volusia County sheriff's deputies arrived to the home on Sterling Pointe Drive after the incident was reported shortly before 2 p.m. Monday. Coworkers say 24 year-old Edvin J. Velasquez was standing on the roof of the home working on the framing when a lightning bolt from passing struck him, causing him to fall to the concrete below.
Samara Cokinos