A grieving father broke down in tears as he recounted how his wife and two-year-old daughter were tragically killed in a lightning strike.
Kameron Glasgow was just feet away from his wife Kenya, 31, and their daughter, Kennedi, when they were tragically struck down in Margate, Florida at around 2.30pm on Sunday.
The family had just arrived at his aunt's house that afternoon when the weather took a turn for the worse, and he and Kenya tried to rush Kennedi and her twin sister, Kensli, inside the house.
'I was right there. I got the actual aftershock from the ground,' Kameron said, describing it as 'the worst feeling in the world.'
'And to turn around and see your wife and daughter there, lifeless, even worse,' he said at a news conference.
Kensli was still inside the vehicle at the time.
When Margate police officers and fire crews then responded to the scene, they found the mother and daughter lying on the street and started performing CPR, but both died shortly after arriving at local hospitals.
'I just lost my best friend. My daughter just lost her best friend,' Kameron posted on social media the following day.
Kameron, Kenya, Kennedi, and Kensli in a family photo. The family had just arrived at his aunt's house that afternoon when the weather took a turn for the worst
Kameron and Kenya, the grief-stricken husband was just feet away from his wife and their daughter, Kennedi, when they were tragically struck down in Margate, Florida at around 2.30pm on Sunday
The father broke down in tears as he recounted Sunday's tragedy
'My babies didn’t suffer. I’m hurt. We are hurt, but if you’ve gotten the chance to feel that beautiful light my wife and daughter brought into your life, cherish it. It’s there for a reason,' he added.
The grieving father also said that losing his wife and daughter will be difficult, but he plans to stay strong for his surviving child.
'It’s going to be tough to lose somebody I’ve been with for half my life. It’s going to be tough, but I’ll be ok because I have to be.
'I have another beautiful daughter that’s inside there. But for her to lose her sister, words can’t describe that feeling,' he said in the news conference.
Prince Moody, Glasgow's neighbor, spoke to CBS News Miami about how he rushed his own family inside the home when he heard roaring thunder and saw an orange flash in the sky.
'My son said to me, "Hey, Dad. I think somebody got hit. There's a lady on the floor,"' Moody told the outlet.
'And I'm like, "What? No way. Stop, man." And he said, "No, look."'
When Moody peeked outside the window, he saw a lifeless body on the ground.
The neighbor added that he rushed across the street to try and help the family, but it was too late.
Kensli was still in the vehicle when lightning struck and killed her twin sister
First responders on the scene after the horrific ordeal unfolded
'As I get closer, there's also a toddler lying a couple of feet from the mother,' Moody said, describing the scene as 'charred.'
'It's a scene that I never want to see again,' he added.
Lightning erupted around Margate Sunday afternoon, with 120 strikes recorded within 10 miles between 2.15pm and 2.45pm - including 84 that hit the ground, according to the AccuLightning Network.
There have been four lightning-related fatalities in Florida this year.
