(CNN) -- A relaxing day at Southern California's famed Venice Beach took a deadly turn Sunday afternoon when a powerful lightning bolt struck the water, killing one person and injuring at least 13, emergency officials said.

The sudden lightning strike at Venice Beach caused panic as people tried to get out of the water and off the beach.

The Los Angeles County coroner's office confirmed one man in his 20s died at a local hospital after he was rescued from the beach.

But it's too soon to say whether he died from "a lightning strike, drowning or being trampled by the crowd," according to John Kades with the coroner's office.

"The day started out clear, but there were storms in the forecast for the region on Sunday," CNN meteorologist Sherri Pugh said of the isolated thunderstorms that swept through the Los Angeles area.

The lightning hit the water and the beach at 2:51 p.m. PT (5:51 p.m. ET), according to spokeswoman Katherine Main of the Los Angeles Fire Department.

Emergency responders assessed the condition of at least 13 victims -- all of whom were either in or near the water -- at the scene. Of those, seven adults and one teenager were transported to local hospitals.

One was listed in serious conditions and six were listed in fair condition by late Sunday afternoon

The National Weather Service in Los Angeles tweeted around the time of the strike that "cloud to ground lightning" had been reported in nearby Marina del Rey and at the Los Angeles International Airport.

Witnesses tweeted they saw a huge bolt of lightning strike the area, with one Twitter user describing an explosion that blew off nearby roof tiles.

Lightning also struck Catalina Island on Sunday. Los Angeles County Sheriff Sgt. Robert Berardi said a man was hit by a lightning strike near a golf course. He was taken to a local hospital, treated and later released.

Lightning fatalities are pretty rare in California. Between 1959 and 2012, 31 people died after they were struck by lightning, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. In comparison, there were 468 deaths from lightning strikes in Florida during the same time period, followed by 215 in Texas.

The National Weather Service has compiled a list of lightning safety tips on its website.

There is no safe place outside during a thunderstorm or when lightning strikes, the agency said. To reduce the risk of injury or even death during severe weather, people planning outdoor activities of any kind should have a safety plan. At the first clap of thunder, the weather service said anybody outdoors should run for shelter or for their vehicles and they should remain sheltered for at least 30 minutes after the last clap of thunder is heard.

When visiting the beach, where there is limited shelter available for taking cover during a thunderstorm, the weather service advises people to run for their cars at the first sign of thunder or lightning in the distance. The agency also warns against taking cover under the beach picnic shelters. It says water, wet items, like ropes and metal objects, including fences and poles, are big dangers during lightning storms because water and metal are both great conductors of electrical currents.

The weather service also offers these tips for minimizing the risk of getting struck by lightning: Avoid open fields and hilltops, stay away from tall, isolated trees or other tall objects, set up camps in lower lying areas and remember tents do not offer protection from lightning.

There is also professional lightning detection equipment available that issues alerts when lightning is approaching an area. The weather service said it's a good investment for outdoors sports groups or other outside events.

一人死亡，13雷擊在南加州海灘受傷後
由戴夫Alsup和謝爾比林厄爾德曼，美國有線電視新聞網
2014年7月28日 - 更新1627 GMT（0027 HKT）

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一個男人在他20多歲的雷擊在加利福尼亞州的威尼斯海灘被打死
緊急救援人員處理13人在風暴中受傷
雷暴是在預測致命的雷擊前
從雷擊死亡是罕見的在加州
（CNN） -輕鬆的一天在南加州著名的威尼斯海灘拍了致命的轉星期天下午，當一個強大的閃電擊在水面，造成一人受傷，至少13，緊急官員說。
突如其來的雷擊在威尼斯海灘引起了恐慌，因為人們試圖讓出來的水，並在海灘。
洛杉磯縣驗屍官辦公室證實一名男子在他20多歲去世，在當地醫院後，他被從海灘救出。
但它是言之尚早，他是否從根據約翰Kades死了“雷擊，溺水或者被踐踏的人群，”與驗屍官辦公室。
“這一天開始了明確的，但也有風暴在該地區的預測上週日，”CNN氣象學家雪莉普格說，局部地區性雷暴，通過洛杉磯地區席捲。
閃電擊中了水和海灘在下午2:51 PT（5:51 PM ET），根據洛杉磯消防局的女發言人凱瑟琳主。
緊急救援人員估計，至少13受害者的情況 - 所有的人無論是在或靠近水的人 - 在現場。其中，7名成人和一名少年被運送到當地醫院。
一個被列為情況嚴重及六經後期週日下午列出在公平的條件
國家氣象局在洛杉磯啾啾各地罷工的時候，“雲對地閃電”已被報導在附近的瑪麗安德爾灣，並在洛杉磯國際機場。
目擊者啾啾他們看到閃電的巨大螺栓罷工的區域，有一個Twitter的用戶描述該吹掉了附近的屋頂瓦片爆炸。
閃電擊中也卡塔利娜島的星期天。洛杉磯縣警長軍士。羅伯特·貝拉爾迪說，一名男子被擊中了附近的一個高爾夫球場雷擊。他被送往當地醫院檢查，治療，後來被釋放。
雷擊死亡人數是相當罕見的在加利福尼亞州。從1959年到2012年，31人死於他們被擊中後雷擊，根據美國國家海洋和大氣管理局。相比較而言，有468人死於在佛羅里達雷擊在同一時間段，隨後在德克薩斯215。
美國國家氣象局已經編制了在其網站上閃電安全提示列表。
有沒有外面安全的地方，雷雨時或雷擊時，該機構說。為了減少在惡劣天氣傷害甚至死亡的風險，人們策劃任何形式的戶外活動，應該有一個安全計劃。在雷霆的第一拍，氣象服務表示任何人在戶外應該跑警報，或為他們的車輛，應保持庇護，至少30分鐘聽到雷聲的最後擊掌後。
當來訪的海灘，那裡是有限的住房供雷雨時服用蓋，氣象服務建議人們在打雷或閃電的距離的第一個跡象運行他們的汽車。該機構還警告說，不要在沙灘上野餐風雨棚拍攝封面。它說，水，濕的物品，如繩索和金屬物體，包括圍牆和電線桿，都是在有雷電的大危險，因為水和金屬是電電流的兩個偉大的指揮家。
氣象服務還提供了這些技巧得到最大限度地減少遭雷擊的危險：避免空曠的田野和山頭，遠離高大，孤立的樹木或其他高大的物體上，建立營地地勢較低的地區，記得帳篷不提供保護閃電。
另外還有一點，發出警報，當雷電將至的區域專業防雷檢測儀器可用。氣象局說這是一個很好的投資戶外運動團體或其他外部事件。