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THE WEIRD WORLD OF ELECTRICITY......
It seems no matter how safe we work, Or what precautions we take working on or around Vehicles...We're Still all Subject to My "A" Driver MURPHY....
This Is a story out of the Local newspaper where my Sis Lives..Barstow...(Like , Who Voluntarily Lives There, anyway, an X files project?)
The Driver involved is My Brother~In~Law's Nephew....Shawn, Has been Driving Tow operation for years Safely until this occurrence...
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Tow Truck Driver Recovering From Lightning Strike
Bolt Strikes Truck, Travels Through Operator
POSTED: 5:32 pm PDT September 13, 2004
UPDATED: 7:51 pm PDT September 13, 2004
LOS ANGELES -- A scarred right hand and heavy bandages around his feet remind a Barstow tow truck driver of the lightning strike that nearly claimed his life Friday night.
The scar on Shawn Angel's right hand marks the spot that a lightning bolt entered his body.
Angel, 34, was helping a stranded motorist Friday night on Interstate 15. Officials said he nearly died when the lightning surged through his body.
Authorities said Angel was about to finish loading the disabled vehicle when lightning hit the tow truck. He was knocked to the ground and temporarily paralyzed.
Doctors said the lightning exited through his feet.
"When I grabbed hold of the metal and my feet were on the ground, it used me as a grounding rod," Angel said.
Lightning also struck the stranded motorist. The San Clemente man was pronounced dead on the way to the hospital.
A passing motorist saw the strike and stopped to assist. Doctors said Angel's shoes were still on his feet when he arrived at the hospital, but holes were burned in his socks.
"I just put my head down and waited because I knew I was still breathing," Angel said. "I figured if I didn't panic, I would last long enough for someone to get there and help me."
He is scheduled to have surgery on his right heel and a toe on his left foot.
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So far, Shawn is doing well, My Sis and Bro~in~Law Went to visit him today...and is recovering satisfactory....
(Except The hospital trays and IV poles rush at him at extreme speed...Channel changes on the TV when he wheels by...Microwave oven in the nurses station overheats while waiting for his food to warm....Other than that, He seems normal....)
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imp:THE WEIRD WORLD OF ELECTRICITY......
It seems no matter how safe we work, Or what precautions we take working on or around Vehicles...We're Still all Subject to My "A" Driver MURPHY....
This Is a story out of the Local newspaper where my Sis Lives..Barstow...(Like , Who Voluntarily Lives There, anyway, an X files project?)
The Driver involved is My Brother~In~Law's Nephew....Shawn, Has been Driving Tow operation for years Safely until this occurrence...
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Tow Truck Driver Recovering From Lightning Strike
Bolt Strikes Truck, Travels Through Operator
POSTED: 5:32 pm PDT September 13, 2004
UPDATED: 7:51 pm PDT September 13, 2004
LOS ANGELES -- A scarred right hand and heavy bandages around his feet remind a Barstow tow truck driver of the lightning strike that nearly claimed his life Friday night.
The scar on Shawn Angel's right hand marks the spot that a lightning bolt entered his body.
Angel, 34, was helping a stranded motorist Friday night on Interstate 15. Officials said he nearly died when the lightning surged through his body.
Authorities said Angel was about to finish loading the disabled vehicle when lightning hit the tow truck. He was knocked to the ground and temporarily paralyzed.
Doctors said the lightning exited through his feet.
"When I grabbed hold of the metal and my feet were on the ground, it used me as a grounding rod," Angel said.
Lightning also struck the stranded motorist. The San Clemente man was pronounced dead on the way to the hospital.
A passing motorist saw the strike and stopped to assist. Doctors said Angel's shoes were still on his feet when he arrived at the hospital, but holes were burned in his socks.
"I just put my head down and waited because I knew I was still breathing," Angel said. "I figured if I didn't panic, I would last long enough for someone to get there and help me."
He is scheduled to have surgery on his right heel and a toe on his left foot.
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So far, Shawn is doing well, My Sis and Bro~in~Law Went to visit him today...and is recovering satisfactory....
(Except The hospital trays and IV poles rush at him at extreme speed...Channel changes on the TV when he wheels by...Microwave oven in the nurses station overheats while waiting for his food to warm....Other than that, He seems normal....)
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