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fla-gypsy
Jun 30, 2014Explorer
Not a truck camper but relevant; I was camping a few years back and got first hand experience with lightning. It was not raining but was cloudy, I heard one rumble in the distance and started preparing my campsite for rain when lightning struck a nearby pine tree (10ft away) and jumped to my awning that I was standing near (just outside the arm). I never saw the flash but heard the explosion and was knocked off my feet several feet away. After wiggling around in the dirt for a few seconds and mumbling "I'm hit" with my feet feeling like they were on fire several campers came to my aid and EMT's responded. After checking me out and pronouncing me alive I refused transport. I did have a very uneasy feeling for several hours afterward. The TT took some damage (close to $2k). Several other persons felt the charge in their legs and some other campers nearby had minor damage. It was an event I will not forget and I will never take lightning lightly again.
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