Weston man killed by lightning strike on Florida beach while on honeymoon

A honeymoon to Florida took a tragic turn when a man from Weston was fatally struck by lightning A frightening flash left a Massachusetts family shattered following the death of -year-old Jake Rosencranz who grew up in Weston and was on his honeymoon with his new wife Rosencranz was enjoying what multiple say was a perfectly sunny day when a freak flash of lightning struck him while he was standing in ankle-deep water on New Smyrna Beach He was taken to the hospital in critical condition and later died Observers say the strike occurred despite a clear blue sky It was the greater part crackling electrical hit you could imagine I mean like fierce One man reported he saw it all unfold from a distance on his surfboard That guy was what I could tell was in the water Somebody tried to drag him out and then they got help Next thing you know the lifeguard is here paramedics everybody According to Rosencraz s obituary he attended the Holderness School in Plymouth New Hampshire for high school which is where he met his wife Largest part not long ago he had been living in Colorado His loved ones remembering his as a loving husband brother son and friend Safety leaders in Florida are describing the freak circumstance as a blue sky lightning strike A celebration of life for the Weston native is being planned for a later date