RedactedNarrative: Vessel FL7908BF was returning into the Ft Pierce Inlet when it was struck by lightning, and lost all power to the vessel. Victim was injured from the lightning strike and was transported by US Coast Guard and EMS back to the station and then on to the hospital. A good Samaritan vessel towed the vessel back to the boat ramp. 
  
  On August 12,2014 I investigator received a email reference to a vessel accident that took place on June 14, 2014. I made contact with the injured party and he gave me a statement reference to the events that took place that day. He also gave me the location, occupants aboard vessel and vessel information. 
  
  Statement given by Victim of the events that took place on June 14, 2014. 
  On the day of Saturday, June 14,2014, I was fishing offshore in my son's boat with my son and another person. We were about 15 miles offshore and running in due to approaching storms. At about 4 1/2 miles out, lightning struck the boat and knocked out all electronics and power. I was standing under T top holding on to rail when lightning struck. The force knocked me backwards into the back seat. My son felt a jolt through the steering wheel too. As I said all power was knocked out so we threw out the anchor to hold our position and thankfully had a hand held VHF radio that we called the Coast Guard on. It took them about 45 minutes to arrive at our location and the EMT's helped me on to the Coast Guard boat to examine me. They determined that my heart was out of rhythm and took me in shore to the waiting ambulance. When we were leaving, another boater came to our aid and towed the boat in for my son. At the hospital, they decided that I needed to remain overnight for observation. I went home the next day and haven't had any other issues since. ; victim was admitted to the hospital due to his heart being out of rhythm. He stayed overnight and was released the next day.