Two people hit by lightning on St. Pete Beach Thursday

ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. - Two people were hit by lightning on St. Pete Beach Thursday night. 

The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office says a male and a female were walking on the beach when lightning struck. 

St. Pete Beach Fire Chief Jim Kilpatrick said the pair, a 16-year-old and a 60-year-old, were behind the Tradewinds Island Grand Resort. 

The male was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Deputies performed CPR on the female until emergency personnel arrived. She was taken to a hospital where she was stable Thursday night.