 Jackson died shortly before a planned 50-show residency in London. Wednesday marked 15 years since the music icon died of an accidental drug overdose at his home in L.A. I'm Tammy Trujillo. Seven members of an LDS youth group are in the hospital because of a lightning strike. Officials in Utah say a large group of children from Selena was hiking in central Utah Thursday afternoon when lightning struck the wet ground beside them.