Two dead after getting struck by lightning on beach in Mexico

Two people are dead after they were struck by lightning while walking by a beach in Mexico, according to new video and reports.

Translated from Spanish via Google Translate:

“Some people were walking on the beach in Aquila, Michoacán when lightning struck three of them. The impressive video went viral on social networks, as the precise moment in which this natural phenomenon impacted their bodies was captured.

The municipal authorities mentioned that the people who were struck by lightning were identified as a tourist and a hammock seller originally from Colima, the woman died instantly and the man was taken to a hospital, but died while receiving medical attention.

Various local media reported that there was also a third injured person, who managed to survive this unusual phenomenon.

The people were walking along the shore of the beach when the lightning struck them. In the video it was possible to see that their bodies completely lit up in a few seconds. In addition, it was seen that there was a fourth person who was trying to get closer, but upon noticing After the lightning strike, he ran away in the opposite direction to the impact of the beach.

After the people fell to the sand, the scream of a woman who witnessed what happened could be heard.”