A 20-year-old Michigan man who had moved to Central Florida just days earlier to begin the Disney College Program was killed in an apparent lightning strike while on a walking path, authorities and his family said.
Matthew Eric Jenkins of Shelby Township, Michigan, was found unresponsive Tuesday evening on a walking path behind a hotel in Celebration, according to the Osceola County Sheriff's Office.
Jenkins' father told lightning and found Jenkins on the ground.
"As soon as I heard that, I started running, and I came over here [where it happened]. That's when I saw the man," Costa said.
A woman joined Costa and began performing CPR while they waited for first responders.
Jenkins was taken to AdventHealth Celebration, where he was pronounced dead.
Jenkins' father told the outlet that the family was grateful to everyone who tried to help his son.
The sheriff's office said detectives are awaiting the medical examiner's determination of Jenkins' official cause of death.