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Teen who survived lightning strike reunites with medical team in Delray Beach

Marcus Chen
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Marcus Chen
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Marcus manages the day-to-day editorial workflow across all brands, coordinating coverage assignments and ensuring editorial standards are met. He previously served as city editor at the Pioneer Press and holds a degree in Political Science from Carleton College.

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Teen who survived lightning strike reunites with medical team in Delray Beach — Parkland Health news

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (WSVN) — A teen who survived being struck by lightning reunited with the medical team who helped save his life in Delray Beach. Fourteen-year-old Kevin Sosa and his family made an appearance at the Delray Medical Center to meet with the team that saved him on Wednesday. Thank you for saving my life, he told the doctors. He was struck by lightning during a soccer game in August and suffered from cardiac arrest in front of his family. A doctor translated for Sosa s father as he described what happened next. He remembers turning around, his wife screaming, Kevin, don t leave us! and seeing him on the ground, lying on his side, turning him onto his back, seeing that he really wasn t breathing, he didn t think his heart was beating, and he started CPR. And the wife was asking for help, to call 911, he said. A good Samaritan then stepped up to keep the CPR going until first responders arrived. Officials said that their quick thinking helped save

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