Jupiter man survives lightning strike
Reported by: Jennifer Rivera
JUPITER, FL--Gerald Geissler sits in his bed at Jupiter Medical Center in disbelief after getting struck by lightning Wednesday morning.
Gerald was cleaning out his garage to get ready for his morning route cleaning pools. He was actually rolling out a truck tire when he was struck.
"Heard the thunder then the lightning hit, and the rest is history, just kinda blacked out and woke up about 20, 30 minutes later to the rain raining on me and my hat was on fire," he said. "I guess I was one of the lucky ones."
His wife Tami said, "He comes in and he throws this hat to me like a Frisbee, his lucky hat and there was this burst of flames that kinda shot out of it as it came into the bedroom and he goes I was struck by lightning." (more at link)
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