Race against time after lightning strike leaves retired British couple stuck on boat in hurricane belt
A retired British couple who spent their life savings on a yacht are now stranded in the Bahamas after being struck by lightning.
To make matters worse the couple are now facing a race against time to get moving before hurricane season arrives.
Mike Beech, 63, and his wife Helen, 61, from Lowestoft, East Suffolk, were moored off a small island near George Town when a lightning bolt hit the mast of their sail boat at around 6.30pm on March 23.
The couple – who have three children Alice, 30, Charlie, 29, and Jessica, 27 – were getting ready to have supper when suddenly they heard an “almighty bang” and saw a powerful flash of white
