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10 July 2008

Woman struck by lightning while filming thunderstorm. →[More:]

Both the camera and the woman are okay.

post by: rhapsodie at: 17:34 | 9 comments

HOLY CRAP.

She says she was holding onto the metal railing, and the charge left her via the railing. OMG.

(lightning freaks me right out)

posted by BoringPostcards 10 July | 17:51

We don't get much lightning up here, but when I was on the NJ shore this thunderstorm rolled in and put on a great lightning show over the water. It was awesome.

posted by rhapsodie 10 July | 18:29

I can see that happening to me as I love thunderstorms and raging lightning. Man, am I glad she's okay!

posted by redvixen 10 July | 18:39

Holy stinking crap! Glad she's okay.

Two nights ago I saw lightning hit a tree in my front yard-it made the prettiest multicolored sparks.

posted by bunnyfire 10 July | 19:26

yowza.

posted by special-k 10 July | 19:32

That is crazy viral. The scream is terrifying, because it's so realtively small. I would have been screaming my head off, you know?.

posted by rainbaby 10 July | 20:28

Woman struck by lightning while filming thunderstorm.

If only she'd been filming a lightning storm, she'd only have been deafened by thunder.

posted by shane 11 July | 02:05

If she were sticking her pinky out while holding the camera, that might explain why the lightning grounded through her. That and the railing somehow having good grounding properties.

posted by asok 11 July | 05:47

what are the freaking odds? also : Ouch.

posted by dabitch 11 July | 06:13

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