From The Tribune staff reports
TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. — A 15-year-old girl is dead after she was struck by lightning while swimming off the coast of Georgia on Saturday, according to the Tybee Island Police Department.
Authorities have not released the teen’s identity, but according to reports, she had been visiting with her family from Alabama. Police say they got a 911 call around 2:37 p.m. about a female who had been struck.
Firefighters and lifeguards performed CPR on the girl before she was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead, according to the Tybee Island Police Department.