Two Girls in Merritt Island Hospitalized After Lightning Strike, Officials Say

By  //  June 10, 2022

lightning strike happened near home on Via Salerno Court

ABOVE VIDEO: Brevard County Fire Rescue responded to the scene of a lightning strike that injured two children in Merritt Island near a home on Via Salerno Court. (FOX 35 Video)

BREVARD COUNTY • MERRITT ISLAND, FLORIDA – Brevard County Fire Rescue responded to the scene of a lightning strike that injured two children in Merritt Island near a home on Via Salerno Court.

The victims, a 14-year old girl and a 12-year-old girl, were taken Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and Cape Canaveral Hospital, respectively.

The condition of the girls has not been released.