DAVIE, Fla. ā A 19-year-old man died Sunday morning after a possible lightning strike at a park in Davie, according to police.
Sgt. Kelvin Urbaez, a Davie Police Department spokesperson, said authorities responded to Vista View Park, at 4001 SW 142nd Ave., just before 10:30 a.m.
There, officers found a man, identified as 19-year-old Ethan Lawrence, a Broward County resident, dead in the park.
Itās news no parent wants to hear.
āThe detectives came over to my car and told me, I donāt know if thereās any easy way to say this Iām just going to tell you your son was running, he was struck by lightning and he didnāt make it,ā said Patrick Lawrence, the victimās father.
Patrick and Lourdes Lawrence are mourning the loss of their son.
āIām in a state of shock that I lost my baby boy,ā said Lourdes Lawrence.
The victim was loved by many. He recently became a father, his baby girl now 6 months old and his girlfriend is devastated.
āThe last thing he sent me was a picture of the babyā¦her sleeping,ā said Andrea Medina.
Urbaez said that the Broward County Medical Examinerās Office is assisting with the investigation into Lawrenceās death.
Lawrenceās loved ones have set up a GoFundMe account to help raise money for his girlfriend and child. Click here if you would like to contribute.