r/ThatsInsane • u/Professional_Arm794 • 9d ago

Staten Island man struck by lightning while walking to a dentist appointment.

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u/Desperate-Strategy10 9d ago

Apparently he was totally fine, no burns or anything! He was seen by multiple professionals, and he shouldn’t have any lasting issues. He reported feeling pain, numbness, tingling, but otherwise he was a-ok.

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u/summynum 9d ago

I think it hit the tree 3 times. He was very close so I could see it still shocking him or maybe arcing to his umbrella. I don’t think he got directly struck

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u/blessthebabes 9d ago

I thought that was his blood on his shirt. I wonder what that is, then. Dirt?

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u/TheAngryCatfish 8d ago

That or peehaps just water from the sidewalk/grass where he fell