Two tourists died due to lightning on the beach

As the weather turned stormy, two men were killed by lightning on a beach in southeastern Mexico on Tuesday.

Local media confirmed on Tuesday that two tourists walking on a beach in the municipality of Aquila, Mexico, died after being struck by lightning.

According to the mayor, José María Valencia, the two men killed by lightning were a merchant from Tecomán, about fifty kilometers away on the east coast of the country, and a tourist from Guanajuato, in the center. El Sol de Morelia.

Video on social networks

The two men were immediately treated by emergency services, who were unable to save them.

Very quickly after the tragedy, a video clip spread on social networks. We see two lightning bolts striking two people walking on this beach, under a very dangerous sky. In front of them, two other witnesses escaped unharmed, while screams were heard in the distance.

In their recommendations to avoid lightning, French firefighters Ask not to “stay near the beach and water points.” “The beach, and in general the seashore that offers large areas without special comfort, constitute sources of danger in the event of storms,” the AP Foudre Association explained to our colleagues in Dauphine Liberian. All shapes that break this geometry create a distinct element to receive the effect.”