Woman and her 2 dogs killed by lightning strike near Los Angeles

A girl and her two canines had been killed by a lightning strike in Los Angeles County’s Pico Rivera as thunderstorms hit Southern California.

Police and paramedics arrived on the scene at San Gabriel Riverbed, the place the lady and her canines had been discovered useless alongside the trail on Wednesday morning, June 22 , in accordance with ABC Information Los Angeles station KABC.

“We should always all be cautious with this exercise that is within the space,” Pico Rivera Metropolis Supervisor Steve Carmona mentioned, in accordance with KABC. “We would like everyone to watch out. There’s a whole lot of instability within the air. Simply watch out and do your finest to remain indoors right now.” 

The lady was recognized by authorities as Antonia Mendoza Chavez, 52.

Town ordered its work crews and summer time camps indoors, and canceled outside actions together with a farmers market.

Lightning deaths are uncommon in California, with solely 9 folks dying from them since 2006.

The lady is the primary particular person within the nation to die from a lightning strike this yr.

Pico Rivera officers instructed residents to remain inside whereas the storm handed.

The Nationwide Climate Service’s Los Angeles department mentioned on Twitter that residents in San Gabriel Valley ought to be careful for an additional downpour and “harmful lightning.”

The storms additionally pressured officers all through the world to shut a stretch of seashores for as much as three hours, KABC reported.