The incident occurred in a lake in eastern Alabama.
A 34-year-old man died Friday night (July 21) after an apparent lightning strike to the head while boating on lake in Alabama, AL.com reported. The victim was on the vessel with four friends on Lake Harding in Lee County when a storm developed quickly.
The boaters were trying to get to shore when the incident happened, the website reported. Medical personnel arrived and transported the victim to East Alabama Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 9: 35 p.m. His identity has not been released pending family notification.
Lake Harding is a 5,850-acre reservoir that straddles the Alabama/Georgia state line on the Chattahoochee River.
