Florida has been called the nation’s “lightning capital,” with more than 2,000 lightning injuries in the state in the past 50 years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
So far in 2022, 19 people have been killed by lightning in the U.S., the. In a typical year, about 30 Americans die — often from cardiac arrest — and those who survive can suffer lifelong disabilities, the agency noted.
A storm had passed by a few minutes earlier, but seemed to be gone, she recalled. She didn’t hear any more thunder, but did feel some lingering concern. The student doesn’t remember a big flash or much else when the lightning struck other than “everything was red.” She could see the ground getting closer to her as she fell face first and then blacked out.“I just woke up on the ground and wasn’t able to move my body,” Eggler said. “I was unable to move or speak for a minute or two. I was really panicked it felt very long.”When she could finally move her upper body, she screamed out for help.
At the hospital, Eggler was treated for second-degree burns on her wrist and stomach, and an injury on her foot. It took two hours for the movement to return to her legs.Doctors told her the lightning entered in her chest and exited through her left foot. The student was wearing sneakers so the current didn’t connect to the ground because of the rubber on her shoe, she said.
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