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FOX News - 2024-05-19T21:20:33.000Z

A family outing took a terrifying turn on Saturday after a boat captain was struck by lightning, leaving the group stuck off the Florida coast and needing to be rescued, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. Seven people were rescued from the 24-foot boat after it lost power following the lightning strike. It happened about two miles east of Cape Canaveral, the U.S. Coast Guard wrote in a post on social media. The family and the captain were taken aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Station Port...

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