Lightning injures two near Naples Pier

As storms rolled across the Naples area Saturday night, a lightning strike injured two people.

Naples police say they received a rescue call just after 6 p.m. for two people who were swimming in the gulf near Naples Pier when the strike occurred. Both individuals were transferred to a nearby hospital.

In an abundance of caution, Naples police shuttered the Naples Pier for the remainder of Saturday evening, according to a recent article by Andrew Shipley of FOX4

In the previous week, three people in Southwest Florida have experienced lightning strikes, including Saturday. When it roars, get indoors for your own safety. Lightning has killed nine people in the United States this year, three of whom were in Florida.

This article originally appeared on FOX4