5-year-old dies after being struck by lightning

Authorities have said a five-year-old boy on vacation with his family died after being struck by lightning on a North Carolina beach.
According to WTVD-TV, authorities say the family was on the beach yesterday in Carova at about 4 pm (local time) when the child was struck.
The family put the boy in their SUV and met EMS partway.
He was then taken to a hospital where he died. Authorities did not identify the family.