He had no idea he was struck by lightning 

I am so sorry you lost a loved one.

How is he even alive?

@Axelsman - First, my Grandfather's name was Axel. Second, when I was in High School, I was looking out the window in French class and literally watched a man on an Electric poll get fried to death. I was in a building and could SMELL the burnt flesh. I'll never forget that as long as I live.

Bears? Lightning? What’s next? 😮

🤔 since Kyle covers hikers who've died, maybe Dan wants to cover hikers who lived?

Hey, I get it, I wanted to go to the rockys or Grand Canyon during Memorial Day. Only to see estimated number of visitors in the tens of thousands. I'd scare them too.

There are a lot of things the industry doesn’t want casual campers to know and they’re right about that - going out once or twice a year probably will never encounter a severe T-storm with no cover in sight, or a bear let alone an angry bear that’s going to charge (always carry bear spray) - for the rest of us ‘prosumer’ and above level campers, the reality of the 1-in-1,000 chance things happening is much greater and glad Dan is bringing more of these to our attention using the interview format where we can learn from others experiences - my takeaway from this video is that a lot is misunderstood about the chance of being hit by lightning depending on where you are, it’s 1-1,000,000 but that’s counting everyone in the general population including everyone who is safe inside their homes or cars and who have near 0% chance to be hit, if you’re outside even a few feet from relative safety your chance of being struck is greatly higher (think about it) - the other takeaway is that being hit by lightning doesn’t mean sudden painless ‘goodnight’, in many cases it means endless excruciating pain, surgeries, and long lasting health impacts and, new to me, possibly even loss of limb. Does this mean to never go outdoors, of course no, but this does mean plan ahead what to do if a sudden storm comes in overhead, also learn from others like the boating and golf industry, which has a long string of difficult related lightning stories, and to invest in good lightning detection (Accurite, etc.) and follow best practices, the NWS has published guidelines for where to move to and what to do (crouch low on tip-toes, get below tree line away from the tallest trees and not too near any tree, etc.) when a storm goes overhead. Someone, a scientist who goes out on extended research trips, is also working on some gear, a lightweight faraday-cage style tent, that would create a lightning safe shelter that could be popped-up in case of emergency, but it feels like the R&D and production for that is still a ways off!

👵Don't worry. . . They r transplanting grizzlys where they aren't normally seem. There will b more bear attacks unless Jesus intervenes sooner rather than later. What 2 expect is survival stories from the fire ball that hits the Parthenon in Nashville that was predicted over 100 years ago by a messager of God. . . wait for it. . . 😊🤗🙏

The dude is surrounded by first responders and rangers, why would they feel guilty?

@@-wm--they barely acknowledged him and their backpack was practically over his head. I’m certain they could have given him a little more personal space. I’m sure it wouldn’t bother you at all…

And records themselves walking past you.

Lets make it clear it's a total myth! You CAN touch someone who has just been struck by lightening. They're burned, not electrified.

I heard tought it happened second person touching electrocuted person being electrocuted too in a work related accident.

@@Marquise1that’s if there is a live current above or near them I.e a power line (and pretty standard in work related electrocutions). This wouldn’t be the case for a lightning strike

@@Evebear I now won't be just another a-hole fearing to give assistance. Heard horor stories where construction boots soles melted and steel components just killed the owner by conducting raw current by the metal of the boots. Yikes yikes yikes

I`ve been knocked unconscious by lightning twice. I was also shocked indoors when it hit a TV antenna connected to an FM radio and it came off the radio and hit my arm.

​@@baneverything5580😂

​@@baneverything5580I read that comment when the guy said "Maybe if you don't get outside and just watch TV" I guess he meant you wonn't get stuck by lightning but you just did. XD

@@Marquise1 Yes, those old tall TV antennas would draw lightning inside. I`m hoping the big steel framed metal roof over my camper trailer keeps lightning outside. It has been hit several times already and it`s very loud and scary. I thought I would be safe from getting struck because I`m in a very low area between tall hills that have big trees on top but lightning has killed four trees 120 feet from my camper so far in the past year and it hits my roof all the time without warning. It will be raining with no thunder at all but the first bolt always hits my yard or my roof. It really worries me.

Wow. Glad everything worked out.

He was below the tree line when he was struck

​@@joanhall3718 He was close to treeline where the trees are shorter and less dense, and he was on an exposed section of the trail. The point is to not do these type of activities during the afternoon. Most experienced people stick to the mornings.

Good advice ❤🇨🇦

​@@flutingaroundmost experienced people stop hiking after they experienced it

@@qpwo8 Haahahaah yeah fuk hiking!!!!

Oh my gosh 🥺❤️‍🩹 so sorry for your loss

I was raised in Colorado Springs. It's true, rain storms every afternoon in July. Then the sun comes out and it's all nice again.

And how exactly do you get experience without climbing

Some folks, when faced with an accident or emergency, have no tools to cope with said incident. Instead they shut down, ignore and pass by, and that is how they cope. Saw it a lot as a police officer.

From what it looked like in the video, emergency responders were already there and there was nothing that they could have done but sit and watch and be in the way. It made no sense for them to stay.

There are people who pass out almost immediately at the sight of blood or trauma. If this was the case of the woman who passed by she was being helpful in not becoming a second casualty of this dreadful incident. 🤔

@@sharonread7674that’s me, some of the time. I’ve stepped in by adrenaline (or something) when I’m the only person available, but as soon as someone else comes along to help, I’m out. Literally, unfortunately. My hubby is a medical professional and we are nigh and day different. He heads into trauma to help, and I become the trauma just by looking at it. 😢

I thought he said those women stuck around so that he wouldn't be alone...Maybe that was a different moment?

Why are you shouting? Don't write in capital letters.

@@arakizdkit’s excitement 😂😂😂😂

90% of lightning strike victims survive, believe it or not.

Wow! What an experience.

Yeah people are horrible aren't they the first person thought they were going to be electrified LOL Jesus

That was my first thought too. How can you just walk away and not even ask if you can help 😮😮😮😮

just passed by. better than standing, filming and holding up the actual helpers. passing by and moving along should be fine

​@@monikarohr4994he was literally surrounded by first responders already. If they had stayed they would just be in the Way.

😂 sorry to laugh but its funny how you described it. im glad youre ok.

There’s already other people there are rendering first aid Well yeah, probably what els would you expect them to do😂😂😂 lmfaoooo goofy ahahahahahahah

What is wrong with people here making such a comment when the rangers and first aid is already standing right there to take over and help!! Gosh people: they would only be in the way of the first aid people which are RIGHT THERE! Maybe they even told them to pass! That is really really unfair if we don’t know these details except we don’t even need the details as rangers and first aid is already there. Ive been in first aid situation and passengers standing by wanting to help or just watching are usually ask to STEP AWAY OR PASS so they aren’t in the way of the medics.

My dad says the same all the way back from Vietnam he says he will always remember the smell of burning flesh and that I don't want to ever smell it he says

Most of the population often are just useless eaters!!!😮

What is wrong with people here making such a comment when the rangers and first aid is already standing right there to take over and help!! Gosh people: they would only be in the way of the first aid people which are RIGHT THERE! Maybe they even told them to pass! That is really really unfair if we don’t know these details except we don’t even need the details as rangers and first aid is already there. Ive been in first aid situation and passengers standing by wanting to help or just watching are usually ask to STEP AWAY OR PASS so they aren’t in the way of the medics.

what do you think happens to the animals that end up in our stores? in fact the animals that do end up in our stores often go through much worse than what he was gonna do, though I agree that I do not understand why he or anyone would be so obsessive about hunting. also you commented on the wrong video

Great Scott!

I noticed that, too. But then I realized that the video of him is reversed. The words on the diploma(?) on the wall behind him are written backward. 🙂

About 90% of people struck survive. It's best to not have the lightning run through your right side because it can stop your heart.

@@Invalidationcoded I know someone who survived a stroke but their life has been massively impacted due to the psychological trauma outside of the pain. Very sad. The heart is on the other side in some people anatomically and the heart has specialised conduction cells which make it possible to survive. Absolutely incredible

If you need the names of the stories I can get them for you and all 3 are on RU-vid.

Jacob Behling is the East Idaho young man. "I feel like a train hit me" is the video.

Sorry about the date - it was June 26th, 2024.

The Weather Channel was Storm Stories: Mother Struck By Lightning Inside Her Home. Fort Meyers Texas

4 years ago

Wow! That’s nuts!!

That is nuts 😳 yikes😬