US Politics | Brit mum, 48, fighting for life after being hit by lightning in front of her daughter on Croatian beach

A BRITISH woman is fighting for life after being struck by lightning in front of her daughter on a beach in Croatia. The 48-year-old is in a critical condition after being hit while she was sunbathing with her daughter at a beach near the city of Split in the south of the country. She was struck by a massive bolt of lightning as the pair were trying to reach the safety of a nearby hotel. The unnamed mum was knocked unconscious instantly by the 300 million volt blast that hit her. Passers-by heard the daughter's screams and rushed to the scene. The woman was rushed to the nearby KBC hospital in Split where she remains in a critical condition with head injuries and burns. Most read in US News VLAD THE KILLER Putin 'behind revenge bombing that wounded war guru & killed his daughter' LAST JOURNEY Tragic moment car found by sleuths is pulled from water in Kiely Rodni hunt TRAGIC DISCOVERY Missing teen Kiely Rodni's body 'found' in submerged car by sleuth divers LOST GIRL Sad update in search for missing Kiely Rodni as scuba-diving sleuths search lake RED ALERT Putin cronies fear coup after war guru's daughter blown up 'by rogue FSB agents' NEVER SURRENDER Incredible moment Ukrainian kids play on tanks captured from Putin's Russia