New Jersey, lightning strike
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The odds of being struck by lightning is less than one in a million in a given year, according to the Centers for Disease Control. But people have died from lightning strikes in New Jersey before. In June 2024, a Manchester man was killed in Seaside Park.
Golfer Simon John Mariani, who was struck by lightning while playing on a course in New Jersey last week, has died, according to his family.
On Monday, New York and New Jersey were struck by disastrous flooding that left two people dead. The Big Apple experienced its second-wettest hour ever recorded, spurring a freak flash flood that turned the FDR Drive into an extension of the East River.