Police have identified the man who was killed at a park in Davie on Sunday after he was possibly struck by lightning.
According to Davie Police, officers responded to Vista View Park after receiving a 911 call that a person was down and may have been struck by lightning. When police arrived, they found a man dead.
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Police identified the man as 19-year-old Ethan Lawrence of Broward County.
In a Facebook post, someone who knew Lawrence described him as a "beautiful, smart, athletic, wonderful young man."
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"I am blessed and feel honored that I had the opportunity to meet Ethan at the first 5k event I did for Aden," Sarah Ramsay Perry wrote. "He won."
The Broward County Medical Examiner's Office is assisting with the investigation. DPD investigation remains active.
The park was closed for weather-related safety reasons, police said.
