Horror as groom to be is struck by lightning & killed during engagement photoshoot with fiancée

A GROOM-to-be has died after being struck by lightning as he was posing for engagement photos at a popular tourist spot.

The tragedy happened on Wednesday at China's Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in the Yunnan province.

The man- who has been named by local media as Ruan - was hit by a lightning bolt during a wedding photoshoot with his fiancée at the Spruce Meadow, a popular scenic spot.

He was rushed to hospital where he was pronounced dead, reported.

The local weather authority had issued a thunder and lightning yellow alert - the third highest under China’s four-tier warning system - about half an hour before the lightning struck.

Despite the thunderstorm, the couple decided to go ahead with their planned photoshoot.

Those standing close to the victim remained unharmed.

Pictures showed the rescue crew carrying the man on a stretcher in heavy rain.

It came days after a British mum was left fighting for her life after being struck by lightning in front of her daughter on a beach in Croatia.

The 48-year-old was left in 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.

And back in June, a woman and her two dogs were killed by a lightning strike in Southern California.

The woman was walking with her dogs on a bike path around 9am at the time of the incident.