Lightning strike kills man and hospitalizes 6-year-old child, Texas sheriff says

A lightning strike killed a man and hospitalized a 6-year-old child as rainstorms moved through Central Texas, authorities said. First responders were called to the Laguna Park area at about 5 p.m. Monday, May 15, FOX44 reported. Upon arrival, deputies found an unresponsive man and child, according to a news release from the Bosque County Sheriff’s Office. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said, and the child was rushed to a hospital for emergency care. The child was breathing on their own.