Excerpt from
THE HANDBOOK FOR LIGHTNING STRIKE
SURVIVORS
10% of lightning strike victims die.
A direct cloud-to-ground strike, lightning entering and exiting a person’s head, almost always results in death.
Paramedics are not miracle workers. When a heart stops beating and won’t start again, there is nothing anyone can do.
To the survivors reading my book, I offer this advice: Don’t feel guilty. Lightning is random. Don’t feel embarrassed. Don’t feel afraid. You are no closer to death than anyone else. You are a survivor.