The widow of a man killed by lightning in Plant City said she hopes his death can serve as a warning to others to use caution.
Larry Webb, 71, was fishing alone at Medard Park in May. A storm rolled in as he stood along the shoreline. A medical examiner said Webb was struck by lightning and killed.
"It was an indirect strike of lightning," said his wife, Cherie Webb. "He had a pacemaker in and the lightning traveled through him, to the pacemaker and shorted it out."
She said her husband had survived both heart and kidney problems and shingles in his lifetime. She said the way he died has been devastating.
"It's extremely difficult but each day gets better," Webb said.
Webb hopes her husband's death serves as a warning for anyone spending time outdoors, particularly during the storm season.
"Larry did not expect the lightning," she said. "He didn't go there expecting to never come home."
A 44-year-old Tampa man suffered injuries from an indirect lightning strike Thursday morning at Sand Key Park in Clearwater.