New York Man Survives Lightning Strike While Carrying an Umbrella
Translated from Malay and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Thomas Fahmy was struck by lightning on Aug. 27 while walking to his parked car in Staten Island during heavy rain.
- CCTV footage showed him fall instantly before he returned home for help, and he spent one night in hospital under observation.
- Fahmy reported burning, numbness and severe pain in both legs but did not suffer major injuries.
Thomas Fahmy was walking to his car in Staten Island for a dental checkup when lightning struck him during a thunderstorm. CCTV footage showed him carrying an umbrella as he crossed a white fence outside his home, then collapsing almost instantly.
It was a burning and very tense sensation. There was prickling, numbness and severe pain in both of my legs.
Despite the strike, Fahmy managed to limp back to his house to seek help. He repeatedly cried, “Oh God!” while gasping for breath. His neighbor, Stephanie Homan, said she heard someone calling for help and found Fahmy lying on the ground.
Fahmy told local media that the strike felt like “a burning and very tense sensation,” followed by prickling, numbness and severe pain in both legs. He had no significant burns or serious injuries, but doctors took him to Northwell Staten Island University Hospital for examination.
I heard someone calling for help, so I rushed to the door and saw him lying on the ground.
He remained in the hospital overnight for monitoring and was released the following day. Fahmy works in the Staten Island office of U.S. Representative Nicole Malliotakis, who said, “One of my congressional staff members survived being struck by lightning last week and is doing well.”
One of my congressional staff members survived being struck by lightning last week and is doing well.
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Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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