A Colorado man on his honeymoon was killed by lightning while in ankle-deep water at a Florida beach, despite the storm being miles away in what officials called extremely rare.

Colorado man celebrating honeymoon dies after lightning strike at New Smyrna Beach Florida while standing in ankle-deep water during thunderstorm.

Malphurs told WOFL the lightning strike "was out of the blue," with no storm overhead. The storm was actually five miles west of the beach, the station said. Such lightning is a p