LOS ANGELES – A woman and her two dogs were killed Wednesday by an apparent lightning strike in Southern California, authorities confirmed to FOX 11. Video from SkyFOX showed a large police presence near Mines and Rimbank Avenue in Pico Rivera, about 11 miles southeast of Los Angeles. The image from SkyFOX shows the first correspondents in Pico Rivera where a thunderbolt killed a woman and two dogs. (FOX 11) Pico Rivera city manager Steve Carmona told FOX 11 that the woman was walking with her two dogs on the San Gabriel River bike path when it appeared that all three had been struck by lightning and killed. The strike caused a notch on the sidewalk. To keep the residents safe, the city has closed all outdoor activities. “We canceled our farmers’ market and also some of our summer camps for our children who play outside for precautionary reasons,” Carmona said. He advised residents to “be careful, be careful. There is intense activity with storms in the area. This is a tragic incident. But again, we are just warning the residents to be careful.” This comes after a summer storm that continues to sweep many areas of the area, bringing with it storms, stormy winds and an increased risk of fire. Several beaches in the area were closed due to lightning.
Thunderstorms are hitting SoCal
The last lightning victim in Southern California was in 2014, when a 20-year-old man was beaten and killed.
