News / World News VIDEO: Man survives being struck by lightning By Sunday Post August 16, 2017, 11:12 am Get a weekly round-up of stories from The Sunday Post: Thank you for signing up to our Sunday Post newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A MAN in Florida has described his lucky escape after being struck by lightning. James Church was fishing when the bolt struck the lead on his rod, went through his abdomen and “cooked his insides”. He lost two fingers, most of his colon and much of his intestines. The state is the lightning strike capital of the US, with 52 people killed there since 2007. According to National Geographic, the odds of becoming a lightning victim in the U.S. in any one year is 1 in 700,000 and in a lifetime is 1 in 3,000. Striking facts and figures about lightning and what to do when a storm hits Enjoy the convenience of having The Sunday Post delivered as a digital ePaper straight to your smartphone, tablet or computer. Subscribe for only £5.49 a month and enjoy all the benefits of the printed paper as a digital replica. Subscribe
