Eight-year-old Kinslee Tschida died after being struck by lightning on July 3, 2026, while playing on a backyard swing with her cousins in rural Illinois. Her family had just called the children inside after hearing thunder, but lightning struck as Kinslee was climbing off the swing, only seconds before she could reach safety. Her mother, a registered nurse, and other relatives desperately performed CPR, but she was later pronounced dead at the hospital. Kinslee, who was preparing to start third grade, is remembered as a joyful little girl who loved singing, dancing, and making others smile, while her heartbroken family hopes she will be remembered for the happiness she brought to everyone around her…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Eight-year-old Kinslee Tschida died after being struck by lightning on July 3, 2026, while playing on a backyard swing with her cousins in rural Illinois. Her family… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12888,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n