{"id":157306,"date":"2022-08-05T13:59:37","date_gmt":"2022-08-05T17:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=157306"},"modified":"2022-08-05T13:59:37","modified_gmt":"2022-08-05T17:59:37","slug":"elderly-couple-hit-by-lightning-near-white-house-have-died-two-remain-critical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/elderly-couple-hit-by-lightning-near-white-house-have-died-two-remain-critical\/","title":{"rendered":"Elderly couple hit by lightning near White House have died, two remain critical"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-859793679\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p>NY POST: An elderly couple from Wisconsin who were among four <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/08\/04\/4-people-in-critical-condition-after-lightning-strike-near-white-house\/\">struck by lightning close to the White House\u00a0<\/a>has died, police said Friday.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1823151612\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:169\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:576\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:432\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:864\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Tourists Donna Mueller, 75, and James Mueller, 76, were among four hospitalized in critical condition after lightning hit them in Lafayette Square late Thursday, D.C. police told The Post.<\/p>\n<p>They were later \u201cpronounced deceased due to the lightning strike,\u201d while another man and a woman also hit remain in \u201ccritical condition,\u201d the force confirmed.<\/p><div id=\"antig-304249416\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-1880122984\" class=\"antig-content_12 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"WhatsApp Image 2026-04-26 at 07.24.59\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-26-at-07.24.59.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-26-at-07.24.59.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-26-at-07.24.59.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-26-at-07.24.59.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-26-at-07.24.59.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe are saddened by the tragic loss of life after the lightning strike in Lafayette Park,\u201d said White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.<\/p><div id=\"antig-4222654214\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"culinary\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:132\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:450\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:675\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:842\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1124\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\u201cOur hearts are with the families who lost loved ones, and we are praying for those still fighting for their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The tragedy struck opposite the White House, and uniformed Secret Service officers were among the first to rush to the scene and start rendering aid, fire department spokesman Vito Maggiolo had said.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2044485599\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"IMG_0783\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/elderly-couple-lightning-strike-dead-04.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23344438\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/elderly-couple-lightning-strike-dead-04.jpg?w=1024\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/elderly-couple-lightning-strike-dead-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/elderly-couple-lightning-strike-dead-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/elderly-couple-lightning-strike-dead-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" alt=\"Two other victims remain in &quot;critical condition,\u201d according to authorities.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Two other victims remain in \u201ccritical condition,\u201d according to authorities.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">DC Fire and EMS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/elderly-couple-lightning-strike-dead-05.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23344440\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/elderly-couple-lightning-strike-dead-05.jpg?w=1024\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/elderly-couple-lightning-strike-dead-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/elderly-couple-lightning-strike-dead-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/elderly-couple-lightning-strike-dead-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" alt=\"Four people were hospitalized after being hit by lightning in Lafayette Square in Washington DC.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Four people were hospitalized after being hit by lightning in Lafayette Square in Washington DC.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">DC Fire and EMS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/elderly-couple-lightning-strike-dead-02.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23344436\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/elderly-couple-lightning-strike-dead-02.jpg?w=1024\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/elderly-couple-lightning-strike-dead-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/elderly-couple-lightning-strike-dead-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/elderly-couple-lightning-strike-dead-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" alt=\"Lafayette Park and the White House in Washington, D.C. are seen blocked off after a lightning strike critically injured four people on August 4, 2022.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Lafayette Square is a few blocks away from the White House.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bryan Olin Dozier\/NurPhoto\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/elderly-couple-lightning-strike-dead-01.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23344435\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/elderly-couple-lightning-strike-dead-01.jpg?w=1024\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/elderly-couple-lightning-strike-dead-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/elderly-couple-lightning-strike-dead-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/elderly-couple-lightning-strike-dead-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" alt=\"Lafayette Park and the White House in Washington, D.C. are seen blocked off after a lightning strike critically injured four people on August 4, 2022.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Secret Service officers were among the first responders who aided the victims, according to reports.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bryan Olin Dozier\/NurPhoto\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/elderly-couple-lightning-strike-dead-feat-image.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23344444\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/elderly-couple-lightning-strike-dead-feat-image.jpg?w=1024\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/elderly-couple-lightning-strike-dead-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/elderly-couple-lightning-strike-dead-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/elderly-couple-lightning-strike-dead-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" alt=\"Tourists Donna Mueller and James Mueller have died after being struck by lightning near the White House.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Tourists Donna Mueller and James Mueller have died after being struck by lightning near the White House.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">DC Fire and EMS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAll four were suffering from critical life-threatening injuries,\u201d said Maggiolo, who was forced to give a briefing via video from inside a car due to the significant storm conditions still taking place.<\/p>\n<div id=\"antig-2219545759\" class=\"antig-in-comments_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/@hadeedmotorsltd\" aria-label=\"Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 300w, 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Tourists Donna Mueller, 75, and James Mueller, 76, were among four hospitalized in critical condition after lightning hit them in Lafayette Square late Thursday, D.C. police told The Post. 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