[flying_dutchman]

I was struck by lighting in Italy 2.5 years ago. Happy to answer any questions. For background: We were observing and photographing a lightning storm from the upper slopes of Mt Etna in Italy. We were pulled off from the side of the road with several other cars around. Blue sky and no wind - the storm was still far away. There were families with kids and it was a breathtaking scene. I had my 7d mark i on bulb setting to capture the distant lightening, with only my right index finger on the shutter release. I don't remember much more than waking up, paralyzed down the right side of my body. I had an, at the time terrifying but also beautiful fractal burn mark down the right side of my chest. 12h of emergency services followed. The other person struck that day was in the morgue. It turned out to have been the biggest storm in 50 years. I got very lucky and have no side effects to date.