Ok, I have given this question some thought and the only response I have is... Is this really a question?
i remembered reading about this years ago http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1987/Six-Surfers-Killed-After-Being-Hit-By-Lightning/id-ad7bf2017512d693b616fa69d5e15da3 Most people who have been around OCMD a while will remember the lifeguard hit by lightning while riding an atv down the beach also