Keith was a rising sophomore at Ocean County College with many aspirations, including studying criminal justice and psychology.<\/b>
\nBERKELEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (CBSNewYork) \u2014 In New Jersey, the life of an ambitious young lifeguard was cut short by a lightning strike Monday. Pain and agony hung over South Seaside Park on Tuesday, as lifeguards huddled in sorrow and family members cried in despair. Their tears soaked the ground around 19-year-old Keith Pinto\u2019s lifeguard stand. \u201cWe would drive together, drive home together. Go out to lunch together. We\u2019d do pretty much everything together. So now it\u2019s just crazy to see him not here anymore, especially in a way like that. It\u2019s just heartbreaking,\u201d Kevin Pinto, Keith\u2019s twin brother, told CBS2\u2019s Christina Fan. The two were inseparable, lifeguarding side-by-side the last four years. READ MORE: Lifeguard Keith Pinto,19, Killed By Lightning Strike In Berkeley Township, N.J.,7 Other People Injured Now Kevin is inconsolable, learning that while he was off Monday, his twin was fatally struck by a bolt of lightning during a fast-moving storm through Berkeley Township. \u201cHe truly made everybody laugh without even trying. He was just naturally funny and loving and caring,\u201d said Tina Pinto, their sister. Keith was a rising sophomore at Ocean County College with many aspirations, including studying criminal justice and psychology. \u201cHe always said, \u2018I\u2019m built different.\u2019 That was his phrase and he really, really was built different. He was an amazing kid,\u201d Tina said. Classmates who graduated from Toms River North with Keith said wherever he went, laughter always followed. \u201cHe always lit up the room, everywhere,\u201d friend Nick Derose said. \u201cAlways in a good mood, no matter what. He was never, ever, ever down, and that\u2019s why it was unfair that it was him,\u201d friend Tyler Avallone said. Unfair a teenager, passionate about helping others, will never be able to live out his dreams. His family said he was selfless, which is why he decided to become a lifeguard, and had plans to join the Marines. The township administrator says they are looking into whether the metal lifeguard stand that Keith had been sitting on played a role in the lightning strike. The township purchased the new chairs last spring after the old wooden ones were deteriorating.<\/p>\n