The moment a bolt of lightning kills a woman on a beach in Brazil (Picture: Janet Tappin Coelho)

This image shows the horrifying moment a woman was killed by a bolt of lightning in front of her family.

Married mother-of-one Rosangela Biaveti died instantly when she was struck by lightning on a Brazilian beach.

The 36-year-old had been waving to her 11-year-old son and nephews to get out of the sea as storm clouds gathered over the resort of Guaruja, on the Sao Paulo coast.

But moments later, as she ran towards the water, she was struck by a bolt of lightning.


The 36-year-old is seen gesturing to her son and nephews to get out of the sea (Picture: Janet Tappin Coelho)

A pickup truck obscures the bolt hitting the woman, but moments later her lifeless body was dragged onto the beach for resuscitation.



According to the Mail, her distraught husband Leandro Lopes Santos said: ‘The weather started to close in and we decided to leave. I was putting our bags into the car, and the kids were on the beach.

‘The next minute my wife was lying on the floor. I received a mild shock.’

Elias Biavati, the woman’s brother, added: ‘When I saw my sister she was already lying on the ground and people were trying to revive her by massaging her heart.’

Lightning bolts are common in parts of Brazil at this time of year, according to climatologists.