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quark2222
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I'll bet they never do that again.
Very enlightening! Thanks!
Tom
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WhiteWolf
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...when you stand under a tree.
Not good
for video-- scroll down and open the privacy settings to view as it's somewhat graphic.
video
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JimmyJustice
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A friend of mine was struck by lightning. Clear day coaching little league in FL. Lived to tell the tale and show the burn marks. Oof.
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Savage Voyageur
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Agree, scary stuff. I was 10 feet away from something just like this. I happened to be looking the same direction when lightning hit my front yard tree. I was just out working in the yard. It took a 6” wide strip of bark right off the tree from ground up about 30 feet in the air.
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deerfoot
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Amazing video - glad they survived but wonder about residual problems. While working as a rehabilitation counselor I had several clients who were struck by lightening and had various permanent physical problems. The most interesting case was a construction laborer on the Milwaukee Deep Tunnel Project who was struck while working 15' underground. He was tightening couplings in an underground pipe gallery when lightning struck a pipe which was protruding a few feet above ground. My recall is that he had permanent nerve damage in an arm and shoulder which precluded his return to work as a construction laborer.
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Jackfish
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Yikes! They're very lucky to be alive.
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