Fort Myers Beach News

FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla.- Fear of red tide is spreading among beachgoers in Southwest Florida.

A Lehigh Acres mother went from thinking about donating her son's organs to watching him blow her kisses.

VIDEO: Chief Meteorologist John Gaughan explains the dangers of lightning and what to do to keep yourself and others safe.

In the 174-page document, critical details describing life-saving locations where people can gain access to food and water during an emergency are incorrect; some locations don't exist anymore or the town has changed in numerous ways.

Report: Binghamton area man killed by lightning in Florida Scott Wilcox, 42, died July 22, when he and two others were struck by lightning on Fort Myers Beach Check out this story on pressconnects.com: http://press.sn/1mWa5G4 A Binghamton-area man was killed last week after being struck by lightning on a Florida beach, according to news reports.

On July 28, 2014 at 12:30 p.m., Paul Richard Cereceda was reported missing by his mother who resides in Fort Myers Beach.

On July 28, 2014 at 12:30 p.m., Paul Richard Cereceda was reported missing by his mother who resides in Fort Myers Beach.

FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla.- A teen who was hit by lightning on Fort Myers Beach is still in the hospital today.

Hidden cameras are spying on you... all over South Florida. It's time to protect your privacy.

NEW INFORMATION: FHP says the road is open. Traffic is backed up and slow moving.

The teen girl struck by lightning with two others on Fort Myers Beach Tuesday spoke with us today about what she's been through this week.

The death toll from lightning so far in 2014 has reached 15 in the United States, with six fatalities in Florida topping the list.

A lightning strike that left one person dead and two injured - one critically - has brought the danger of summer storms home to Fort Myers Beach residents and workers.

Those 911 calls were just released and one of the callers was 16-year-old Chelsea Gill who had been struck and couldn't move.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office is handing an incident near US-41 and Harbor Blvd where a crane fell on a power line, knocking out power to many traffic lights along the US-41 corridor.

A Florida appeals court refused on Wednesday to overturn a judge's order that is blocking gay couples from getting married in the Florida Keys.

Two words 'Help me' in one text helped save a woman's life in Collier County. Sheriff's officials said her plea last week was their first confirmed emergency through the new "Text to 911" program.

The victim/reporter advised her vehicle was forcibly entered and property was taken from within.

The man who died as a result of Tuesday's lighting strike on Fort Myers Beach has been positively identified as Scott Wilcox, 41, of 902 Leeland Heights Blvd., Lehigh Acres, according to a release from the Lee County Sheriff's Office.

Lightning strikes during a rain storm on Fort Myers Beach proved deadly on Tuesday afternoon, as three people were reportedly struck, one fatally.