Lightning strikes, injures 2 men leaving Clearwater Beach

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Lightning struck two people on Sunday afternoon as a line of storms from the Gulf of Mexico moved onto Clearwater of Beach, police said.

Gacek Arkadiusz, 37, of Des Plaines, Illinois, was unconscious and not breathing when police arrived at the scene around 2:15 p.m., media outlets reported. An officer began CPR until lifeguards arrived and took over medical treatment.

He was taken to the hospital in critical condition, Clearwater police said.

Sav Keomany, 43, Pickerington, Ohio, who was a few feet away, was taken to the hospital in stable condition, media outlets reported.

Authorities said the men were leaving the beach because of the storms and were about halfway between the waterline and the sand dunes when they were struck.