Lightning strike has killed a 14-year-old girl, Brooklyn
Reynolds, and her 49-year-old stepmother, Jayleen Reynolds was hospitalized while
riding a jet ski.
They were riding on a jet ski in a remote area of Flaming
Gorge Reservoir around noon on Friday when the watercraft was struck by
lightning, the police said.
The teen, who was riding as a passenger, died while her
stepmother was critically injured and airlifted to University of Utah Hospital
in Salt Lake City, Potter said, according to KSL.
A group of people at a nearby campground witnessed the
lightning strike and had to move their boat out of the area to get cellphone
service and call for help.
However, according to The Daily Herald there is
no cell service in the area and almost 20 minutes went by before authorities
received a call about the incident. Emergency crews had to use boats and
aircraft to get to the area, leading to the girl’s death before her grandmother
was airlifted.
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