New Jersey woman hails ‘valiant hero’ boyfriend killed by lightning strike while warning kids of storm

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New Jersey woman hails ‘valiant hero’ boyfriend killed by lightning strike while warning kids of storm
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SEASIDE PARK, N.J. — A man who was struck and killed by lightning along a New Jersey beach on Sunday while attempting to warn children of the impending storm is being hailed as a hero by his girlfriend, who was there when tragedy struck.

They decided they were going to head back to their truck when they noticed a group of kids still on the beach. Fussell said she gave him mouth-to-mouth while another person did chest compressions, rotating jobs until paramedics arrived. Dispoto didn’t survive.

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