{"id":5198,"date":"2025-06-25T16:05:22","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T16:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=5198"},"modified":"2025-06-25T16:05:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T16:05:22","slug":"newlywed-dies-in-freak-honeymoon-accident-after-stepping-into-ocean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=5198","title":{"rendered":"Newlywed dies in freak honeymoon accident after stepping into ocean"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"89\" data-end=\"131\"><strong data-start=\"89\" data-end=\"131\">Tragic End to a Long-Awaited Honeymoon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"133\" data-end=\"459\">Jake Rosencranz, 29, and his wife Leah were finally enjoying their long-delayed honeymoon in Florida after years of building a life together. But on June 21, what was meant to be a joyful getaway turned tragic when Jake was struck by lightning at New Smyrna Beach \u2014 becoming Florida\u2019s first lightning-related fatality of 2025.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"461\" data-end=\"724\">The day appeared calm, but a storm was building inland. Around 12:30 p.m., lightning struck Jake as he stood in ankle-deep water. Lifeguards rushed to help, performing CPR, but he was unresponsive and later died at AdventHealth hospital, surrounded by loved ones.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"726\" data-end=\"935\">Originally from Massachusetts, Jake was a beloved \u201ctrue Coloradan\u201d who lived with Leah and their dog Bonnie in Frisco, Colorado. They married in 2023 at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, a special place in their lives.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"937\" data-end=\"1197\">Tributes have poured in, and Jake\u2019s brother-in-law launched a GoFundMe to help Leah with medical costs and ongoing support. Sheriff Mike Chitwood expressed the community\u2019s sorrow, writing, \u201cAt 29 years old, he should have had many more anniversaries with her.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tragic End to a Long-Awaited Honeymoon Jake Rosencranz, 29, and his wife Leah were finally enjoying their long-delayed honeymoon in Florida after years of building a life together. But on June 21, what was meant to be a joyful getaway turned tragic when Jake was struck by lightning at New Smyrna Beach \u2014 becoming Florida\u2019s&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=5198\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Newlywed dies in freak honeymoon accident after stepping into ocean&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5199,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5198","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5198"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5198\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5200,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5198\/revisions\/5200"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}