A Texas boy died a few weeks later on Friday when he and his father were struck by lightning while returning home from school on May 15, according to the New York Post. His father reportedly died instantly.

Matthew Boggs, 34, and Grayson Boggs, 6, are among the five people killed in lightning strikes in the United States this year. new york post. The tragic incident took place in the small town of Valley Mills, in central Texas, as a boy and his younger brother Elijah Boggs, 11, were returning home with his father from kindergarten. (Related: Lightning Strikes Army Ranger Student During Lightning Safety Class)

Elijah reportedly turned left while walking, while his father and Grayson stayed on the right.

6-year-old boy dies after being struck by lightning, weeks after father died instantly in same blast https://t.co/DInYfgLPuw pic.twitter.com/YM4PMXs1Lu

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The newspaper said the father and son were holding hands when lightning struck. “He had just finished saying ‘I love you, buddy’ to Grayson, and then the lightning struck,” said Angeli Boggs, Grayson’s grandmother.

A lightning strike knocked them in the face, and by the time family members and neighbors arrived to administer CPR and life support, the father was already dead. Grayson fought for his life for the last four weeks at Baylor Scott & White McLain Children’s Medical Center.

Doctors reported that the boy’s condition was not improving, and it was decided to take him off the ventilator on Tuesday.

Grayson died at 5:05 a.m. Friday. crowdfunding Organized to raise funds for the boy’s funeral.