This is damn interesting.

One of the most memorable moments in Roy Sullivan's life occurred in April of 1942.

He was struck by lightning.

He was a park ranger at Shenandoah National Park in Virginia in the United States.

A nasty-looking thunderstorm rolled in while Roy was out patrolling one day, so he took shelter

in one of the park's brand new fire lookout towers.

Unfortunately, this particular tower had not yet been outfitted with lightning rods, so it became a very attractive target for the lightning.

With each lightning strike, Roy would later describe, sparks and fire flew around everywhere.

Roy quickly realized he had not selected the ideal shelter, and he conducted himself accordingly.

When he attempted to flee somewhere safer, however,

he'd only taken a few steps outside of the tower

when he heard a deafening clap and was blinded by a very bright light.

When he regained consciousness,

he found a long line of burns running all the way down his right leg

and a smoldering, smoking hole in his shoe with a little bit of blood drizzling out.

The lightning had destroyed the big toe on his right foot.

Roy Sullivan survived his brush with lightning and recovered,

but it was not an experience he cared to repeat.

One of the most memorable moments in Roy Sullivan's life occurred in July of 1969.

He was struck by lightning.

He was driving his truck along a mountain road when a bolt of lightning struck a copse

of nearby trees.

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