A 17-calendar year-outdated boy died Wednesday just after he was struck by lightning even though vacationing at a Florida beach earlier this thirty day period.
Walker Bethune, from Macon, Georgia, was vacationing on Marco Island with his relatives July 17 when, at about 3:47 p.m., he was strike by lightning, NBC affiliate WBBH reports.
Bethune’s father done CPR shortly in advance of the boy was airlifted to a nearby hospital in Miami, the place he succumbed to his injuries approximately 11 days afterwards, in accordance to WBBH.
A spokesperson for the metropolis of Marco Island confirmed that there was a risk of lightning that day and that an alarm procedure was alerting residents of the danger from about 2:15 p.m. until 4:03 p.m., WBBH reviews.
On Wednesday, the boy’s college, Stratford Academy, verified he “passed absent from his accidents sustained in the course of his tragic accident.”
“You have fervently prayed for Walker and his relatives above the final 11 days and we ask that you do not end,” the school wrote in a Facebook submit. “Walker was beloved by all inside of our college loved ones and we elevate up his family members and mates during this unbearably challenging time.”
The teen’s family set up a page on Caring Bridge in which they declared Wednesday that “Walker has concluded his race listed here on Earth.”
“He passed absent peacefully this afternoon, listening to one of his beloved Allman Brothers songs, correctly named, ‘Soulshine.’ Our hearts come to feel an unimaginable pain, but by means of this journey you have taken with us, we hope that you have discovered inspiration to attract nearer to God.”
The family’s ultimate text on the Caring Bridge page had been, “We sense your adore.”