It sounds like something out of a fantasy film—lightning hits the beach and leaves behind a sculpture made of glass. […] ...

Storm lightning is so fast that even if it were to hit a window, the window would shatter from the heat and speed. Also glass is not a conductor so being struck by lightning through the window ...

According to police, the lightning didn't hit the women directly, but traveled through the sand after first striking a wooden, thatched cabana structure.