GUY STRUCK BY LIGHTNING – RIGHT IN THE HEAD

Ryan Cross, 34, from Nampa, Idaho, was camping with friends near Idaho City when he got caught in a storm while riding his ATV. He took shelter under a tree in the woods and was looking at a map on his phone to find a way out when he was hit by a lightning bolt that entered the top of his head and exited through the base of his back. The clothing he was wearing was shredded from his body after the strike and hot to the touch. The father-of-two fell unconscious and was rushed to Saint Alphonsus Medical Center with bleeding on the brain but fortunately, doctors immediately ruled out that he could be paralyzed from the freak accident. His wife, Heather Cross, recalled the horrifying moment she was told what had happened to her husband, grabbed their two children and drove to the hospital. “I really just tried to stay strong. The drive from Nampa to here (Boise) was the longest drive of my life. I didn’t know what I was going to walk into.” Fortunately, Mr. Cross was alert and appeared to be improving, managing to walk around a little. The odds of being struck by lightning in the U.S. is 1 in 700,000 each year. It is estimated that more than one hundred bolts of lightning strike the Earth every second.
* And sometimes they strike Mr. Ryan Cross, of Nampa, Idaho.
* He was more than surprised – he was shocked.
* Don’t worry. The ringing in his ears should be gone by 2019.
* When he gets out of the hospital they’re going to celebrate by taking him to Sizzler.
* I told you riding those ATVs was dangerous.
* This guy would have to win the lottery just to make things even out.
* He’s okay except for a few small changes. Like when he opens his mouth a light comes on.
* Plus, when it starts to rain, he drops into a fetal position, sobbing.
* So how was the rest of the camping trip?