TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. —

A tropical storm cleared beaches across Georgia and the South Carolina Lowcountry on Monday.

But it couldn't stop the most important day for one special couple.

While on location covering the weather impact at the Tybee Island Beach Pier & Pavilion, sister station WJCL discovered a wedding party in full celebration mode.

Just minutes before, with Tropical Storm Danny's heavy rain coming down, the happy couple made it official.

Ben and Madison are from Dayton, Ohio.

"We knew there was a chance of scattered thunderstorms all week," Ben said. "We hoped this wouldn't happen, but it's not going to stop us from enjoying a great day."

Behind them was the improvised wedding reception taking place with family and friends.

"We had to minimize what we could so nothing blew out," Madison said of the wind.

The couple has lived in Ohio their whole lives but are now in the process of making the Savannah area their new home.

"We check out of our hotel on Friday and we have our keys to get our apartment in Pooler on Saturday," Ben said. "We can't wait."

TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. —

A teen girl died Saturday after getting struck by lightning at a Georgia beach.

Witnesses saw the incident, which happened at Tybee Island on Saturday afternoon.

"It was scary. I will never say the odds of getting struck by lighting is slim," said Dylan Pope, who was at Tybee Island near 17th Street when he heard a big boom.

“We saw one big bolt. Nobody knew someone got hit,” Pope said.

A 15-year-old girl visiting from Alabama was struck by lightning. She died from her injuries, officials said.

"People were either in a panic, they were running off the beach, two people ran down to try and give her CPR," Pope said.

Barabara Loyd was also visiting Tybee Island when the lighting struck.

"It shook the beach ground,” Loyd said the thunderstorm came out of nowhere "There was no sign, I didn’t even get a notification from my weather app.”

Brandi Sheridan is another witness who saw the lightning strike and she said, "It was horrible to see. The lightning bolt seemed to come out of nowhere. We were all leaving the beach. This was truly just a freak occurrence. We spoke to a lifeguard who said he’s been a lifeguard on this beach for over five years and in that time no one has been struck by lightning. My heart breaks for them."

According to the National Weather Service, lightning killed an average of 27 people each year between 2009 and 2018.

TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. —

A treasure hunter on Tybee Island, Georgia, helped a woman find her lost engagement ring on Sunday.

According to Tybee Island lifeguards, a woman was packing up her stuff for the day when she realized her engagement ring was missing.

In a Facebook post, Tybee Island lifeguards explained that a friend of the woman flagged down a lifeguard who was patrolling the area and explained the situation.

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Guards throughout the beach were asked if they could see anyone using a metal detector.

According to the social media post, lifeguard Taylor Davis found a regular treasure hunter, Brian Harper, near the pier and brought him to the area of the missing ring.

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After less than 10 seconds of searching with his metal detector, Harper found the ring.