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Michigan man dies in apparent lightning strike in Florida

Filed: Sep 10, 2026 at 3:04 PM ET
Summary: A 20-year-old Michigan man, Matthew Eric Jenkins of Shelby Township, was found unresponsive Tuesday evening on a walking path behind a hotel in Celebration, Florida. Authorities and his family said he was killed in an apparent lightning strike shortly after a witness reported a powerful crack of lightning near the area.
WHO: Matthew Eric Jenkins; Osceola County Sheriff's Office; Jenkins' father
WHAT: A 20-year-old man was found unresponsive and died in an apparent lightning strike while on a walking path.
WHEN: Sep 10, 2026
WHERE: Celebration, Florida
WHY: Cause not yet established.

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