Fatal lightning strike on the beach caught in jolting video
Cartagena, Colombia - A dramatic and tragic accident on a beach in Cartagena, Colombia, resulted in a one-in-a-million lightning strike and the death of a young mom.
According to the Daily Mail, Venezuelan mother Froilanis Rivas was struck by lightning on Tuesday while on the beach with her family.
Footage reportedly filmed by a witness and circulating on X shows the moment the woman was struck, and immediately fell to the ground. Another beachgoer also fell, but was able to get up again and escape.
Several rushed to help, as she was taken by paramedics to the hospital. They tried to resuscitate her for over 45 minutes, but were ultimately unsuccessful. She was later pronounced dead of a cardiac arrest.
The 34-year-old is survived by a son and a daughter.
According to the National Weather Service, only about 10% of people who are struck by lightning are killed, and the odds of being struck by lightning in an average lifetime are about 1 in 15,300.
Cover photo: Screenshot/X/@TruthForEarth