A Florida father said he was steps away from his wife and 2-year-old twin daughter when he witnessed them get fatally struck by lightning in a relative’s driveway.
Between tears while speaking with the media, Kameron Glasgow said his family had just arrived to the family member’s Margate home when the lightning bolt hit about 2:30 p.m., Aug. 23. Kenya Glasgow, 31, and her daughter, Kennedi Rose, were taken to separate hospitals where they were pronounced dead.
Kameron Glasgow said Kennedy’s twin had not been taken out of the car when the lightning struck. Glasgow felt the charge from the bolt.
“I got the actual aftershock from the ground. By the grace of God, I’m still here as well,” he said, adding what he witnessed was “the worst feeling in the world.”
Who were Florida mom, twin daughter, killed by lightning?
Kenya Glasgow graduated Florida International University in 2022, the same year she got married, according to Facebook.
“I just lost my best friend. My daughter just lost her best friend,” her husband, Kameron Glasgow wrote on Facebook. “I’m hurt we are hurt but if you gotten the chance to feel that beautiful light my wife and daughter brought into your life cherish it. It’s there for a reason.”
He said his surviving twin daughter is too young to grasp the severity of the events.
“For her to lose her twin sister, words can’t describe that feeling cause I know she can’t even fathom it right now, that she lost her best friend,” Glasgow said.
A GoFundMe has been set up to assist the family. Nearly $22,000 had been raised by Aug. 25.
How likely is it to be struck by lightning in Florida?
About 37 million lightning strikes hit the ground in the United States each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The odds of being struck by lightning each year are less than one in a million, and almost 90% of all lightning strike victims survive.
Not including the two deaths yesterday, there have been 9 fatal lightning strikes nationwide in 2026, according to the National Weather Service. Two of those nine deaths occurred in Florida.
Michelle Spitzer is a journalist for The USA TODAY NETWORK-FLORIDA. As the network’s Rapid Response reporter, she covers Florida’s breaking news. You can get all of Florida’s best content directly in your inbox each weekday day by signing up for the free newsletter, Florida TODAY, at https://floridatoday.com/newsletters.
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Florida dad was steps from wife, twin daughter, 2, killed by lightning
