Florida Landscape Contractor Dies after Being Struck by Lightning

A 44-year-old landscape contractor died June 21 after being struck by lightning outside a Pinecrest home.

A 44-year-old landscape contractor died June 21 after being struck by lightning outside a Pinecrest, Fla., home, authorities said.

He was not immediately identified.

The man was working in a front lawn when the lightning hit. It wasn't raining.

The bolt struck a nearby tree before striking the man, Sierra said.

Rescue workers rushed him to South Miami Hospital, where he later died.