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Woman Miraculously Survives Lightning Strike, Says She Gained 'New Senses' To Predict Incoming Storms
A mother who survived after getting hit by lightning in front of her children claims she has gained 'new senses' to predict incoming storms.
Updated Jun 13, 2023 | 10:58 AM IST
Kimberly Kone
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- This could very well be a good origin story for a superhero comic book of film. Except it is being linked to a real person named Kimberly Kone.
- She said she was washing a pan in her kitchen in front of her six children when a storm started outside her home in June 2009.
- Kone, who was 29 at the time, said she heard two loud booms as lightning bolts came through the ceiling. And then one bounced off the pan and hit her on the chest.
The best way to survive a lightning strike is to avoid being outdoors in the first place. But not everyone can react so quickly or are lucky enough to avoid the wrath of nature.
Lightning strikes can kill humans in a matter of seconds. But some people have an angel watching over them.
Not so long ago, an Indonesian security guard miraculously survived after he was struck by lightning on December 20, 2021. The shocking incident was captured on camera and footage of the same has gone viral on social media.
Abdul Rosyid, 35, was patrolling a rainy courtyard in the coastal town of Cilincing in North Jakarta when he was struck by lightning, which vapourised his umbrella. The video showed him strolling the rain-drenched area with an umbrella. All of a sudden, a bolt of lightning struck him and he fell flat on the ground. His umbrella was disintegrated into a shower of sparks.
Miraculously, he survived after being taken to a hospital.
To survive a lightning hit is one thing, but to gain something from it is something entirely apart.
A mother who survived after getting hit by lightning in front of her children claims she has gained 'new senses' to predict incoming storms.
This could very well be a good origin story for a superhero comic book of film. Except it is being linked to a real person named Kimberly Kone.
She said she was washing a pan in her kitchen in front of her six children when a storm started outside her home in June 2009.
Kone, who was 29 at the time, said she heard two loud booms as lightning bolts came through the ceiling. And then one bounced off the pan and hit her on the chest.
Recalling the incident, she said: "I picked it up like this and I moved it over, and before I could even get it to this hand, the lightning came through the recessed light. I can remember the pain, I can remember the burning smell - I felt on fire, and all I could think of was I wish it would hurry up and end.”
Miraculously, she survived after her son Tristan called 911 for help.
Although she suffered seizures and complications of her nervous system, she ultimately made a recovery. But years later, the mum claimed the incident left her with the unique ability to 'sense' when a storm is coming.
Speaking to CBS News, she said: "As far as a lightning strike, you’re always going to be scared. You’re always going to be nervous.”
According to CDC, about 40 million lightning strikes hit the ground in the United States each year. But the odds of being struck by lightning in a given year are less than one in a million, and almost 90% of all lightning strike victims survive.
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