As with 3 of 4 recent drownings, nearby lifeguard tower was unmanned
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Bowen Tyre, 11, shown here un an undated image catching a fish back home in Georgia on in a Facebook page created by his family, is fighting for his life at an Orlando hospital after being struck in the head by lightning Tuesday afternoon at the beach in Daytona Beach Shores, Florida. Also shown is a similar hat the boy was wearing, which was shredded on one side from the lightning.
DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. -- An 11-year-old boy visiting from Georgia was struck by lightning Tuesday afternoon while fishing in knee-deep water with his father in Daytona Beach Shores and rendered unconscious. Thankfully however, a nearby surfing instructor came to his rescue and administered CPR.