Roy Sullivan survived seven lightning strikes in 35 years, earning a Guinness World Record as the man struck most times
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Roy Sullivan, renowned for enduring seven lightning strikes during his tenure as a park ranger, faced numerous injuries that captured public intrigue. Despite his best efforts to…
A lightning strike is usually a terrifying, potentially fatal encounter. For Roy Sullivan, it became an extraordinary recurring experience. The Virginia park ranger was struck by lightning seven times between 1942 and 1977, surviving every incident and earning a place in Guinness World Records as the person who survived the most lightning strikes. His encounters left him with burns, singed hair and injuries, and eventually earned him the nickname “Spark Ranger”, according to Guinness World Records.Sullivan’s first brush with lightning came in April 1942, when he was working at Shenandoah National Park in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains.
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