In A Bizarre Incident, UK Man Gets Struck By Lightning While Playing Video Game At Home
Mr. Rowan was observed for eight hours before being allowed to leave with a few medications.
Survival stories are inspiring and scary at the same time. While these stories are fascinating to hear, there are a few we may never be able to wrap our heads around ourselves.
In a bizarre tale of survival and luck, a UK man survived a lightning strike.
Following the accident, the UK guy only had scars on his right arm. Strangely, according to a report in the Oxford Mail, the lightning strike transpired when he was playing a video game in his living room.
At 10:30 p.m. on Monday, September 5, Aidan Rowan was playing on his PlayStation when he heard a loud boom and felt a heavy sensation across his body.
When the 33-year-old from Abingdon, England, was transported to the John Radcliffe Hospital, staff members said that he appeared to have been hit by lightning.
Mr. Rowan was observed for eight hours before being allowed to leave with a few medications.
"I was on the sofa playing a game where you play as a stray cat, and it was thundering outside," he told the Oxford Mail.
"There was a very loud crack of thunder, and I sort of felt a very heavy sensation all over and then a searing heat in my right arm where there are now burns," he added.
"It took about a minute to come back to my senses, and I felt very confused. I went upstairs and asked my husband for a wet towel as I didn't know what had happened, but my arm was burning," Mr. Rowan said.
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After a few hours, his irregular heartbeat returned to normal.
Furthermore, he has remarked that he won't play entertaining cat games amid a thunderstorm ever again.
Along with the Instagram post, he also uploaded a picture of himself in the hospital. Sharing his story, he wrote:
¡°So, I am absolutely not one for sympathy posts, I had to share this because of how insane it is. I was happily playing #stray on #playstation when there is a loud bang and I feel a heavy jolting sensation. 5 hours at the hospital confirmed that I was STRUCK BY LIGHTNING through the open window! Never going to play cute cat games during a thunderstorm again. I¡¯m fine, just very sore, hell of a headache and burn stripes down my arm.¡±
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