Welsh girl, 10, survives lightning strike through window

Feuer Frei! · 05-11-11, 08:11 AM

Wooow, how lucky can you get. Thank God the Girl is fine.

A 10-YEAR-OLD British girl cheated death after being struck by lightning inside her home, The Sun reported today. Erin Moran was watching a storm from the attic in her home in Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales, when the bolt struck with a huge bang, shooting through the glass and into her left arm, leaving through her right big toe before scorching the carpet.
The strike left a jagged, Harry Potter-style mark on Erin's arm - and small entry and exit holes in the double-glazed glass window.
Erin's mother and father, Rhian and Mark, both 40, rushed her to the hospital, where she was treated for shock.
"Erin's a very lucky girl. The lightning went right through her. The doctors were astounded," father-of-two Mark Moran said.
The bolt hit three homes in the Morans' street.
"It was ferocious, like a bomb," according to neighbour Wayne Cunningham, 49.
Professor Martin Uman, a lightning expert from the University of Florida, said strikes through windows were "very rare."

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Growler · 05-11-11, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Feuer Frei!

...she was treated for shock.

Sorry, but I laughed like hell when I read this line.

Glad she's OK, truly, but that line...

Castout · 05-11-11, 09:15 PM

Lucky girl. Happy for her. It would make an astonishing story, "Hey the lightning decided to say hi and take a closer look on me while I was trying to get a look at them"

Howard313 · 05-11-11, 09:20 PM

This has always been a fear of mine. Must've been a "shocking" experience.

Okay, that was cruel, I apologize, I'm glad the kid is alright.

gimpy117 · 05-11-11, 09:22 PM

well its always been known that god hates the welsh

krashkart · 05-11-11, 10:36 PM

Lucky kid.

A couple of years ago I learned a valuable lesson about riding a bike in a thunderstorm: DON'T DO IT. The rain wasn't coming down yet and I only had a short way to go, so I chanced it. On my way back home a bolt of lightning struck somewhere nearby, close enough that I felt a jolt through the rubber grips on my handlebars. I don't remember if I saw the flash first, or heard the thunderclap first, but I definitely remember the jolt.

Falkirion · 05-11-11, 11:02 PM

God must love this girl, not often you get hit by lightning and survive. Except for that bloke a couple of months back who got hit twice within seconds and still walked away from it.

Krash I'd be sticking indoors during storms, unless I had a giant earthing wire attached to myself. Or the distance I had to travel was less than a couple of clicks.

krashkart · 05-11-11, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Falkirion

Krash I'd be sticking indoors during storms, unless I had a giant earthing wire attached to myself. Or the distance I had to travel was less than a couple of clicks.

My destination was probably closer than that; just a few blocks.

There was a fellow walking down the sidewalk across the street from me that morning. After the lightning I looked over to see him sprawled out face-first on the grass. I was about to go over to him to see if he was okay when he got up and continued on his way. We are two very lucky people. Ever since then, when I'm on that street, I look around at the surroundings to see if I can figure out where that bolt came down. There's no sign of it anywhere.

Edit: His reflexes were much better than mine. I mean, he must have hit the dirt right off. I was too stunned to do anything but stand there and think "Holy ----!".

Castout · 05-11-11, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by krashkart

Lucky kid.

A couple of years ago I learned a valuable lesson about riding a bike in a thunderstorm: DON'T DO IT. The rain wasn't coming down yet and I only had a short way to go, so I chanced it. On my way back home a bolt of lightning struck somewhere nearby, close enough that I felt a jolt through the rubber grips on my handlebars. I don't remember if I saw the flash first, or heard the thunderclap first, but I definitely remember the jolt.

Being struck by lightning is like being hit by a bullet I guess.

You feel it first and only heard it when it's too late.

Platapus · 05-12-11, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Falkirion

God must love this girl, not often you get hit by lightning and survive.

I would imagine if your god loved this girl, she would not have been struck at all. She still received some injuries.

frau kaleun · 05-12-11, 07:39 PM

Okay now I was electrocuted when I was about 8-9 years old, not enough to send me to the hospital but enough to really scar my psyche for a while. To the point where I used to have nightmares about lightning that was "out to get me" and I'd dream that I was in the house watching it storm and the lightning would bust through the window and hit me. My mother told me that was crazy because something like that was impossible.

SHE LIED.

*shudder*

So glad that little girl is okay. Good grief. Literally the worst nightmare of my childhood, I don't even want to think about what it must have been like for real.

Platapus · 05-12-11, 07:47 PM

I bet after this accident her mother *grounded* her.

frau kaleun · 05-12-11, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

I bet after this accident her mother *grounded* her.

You are a bad, bad man.

Platapus · 05-12-11, 07:53 PM

Sorry, when it comes to lightening puns, resistance is futile

Platapus · 05-12-11, 07:58 PM

I am positive that the Mother, when hearing the strike said "Ohm my god, Watt happened?"

This revolting accident sure has potential for puns.

05-11-11, 08:11 AM	#1
Feuer Frei! Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Valhalla Posts: 5,295 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 17	Welsh girl, 10, survives lightning strike through window Wooow, how lucky can you get. Thank God the Girl is fine. A 10-YEAR-OLD British girl cheated death after being struck by lightning inside her home, The Sun reported today. Erin Moran was watching a storm from the attic in her home in Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales, when the bolt struck with a huge bang, shooting through the glass and into her left arm, leaving through her right big toe before scorching the carpet. The strike left a jagged, Harry Potter-style mark on Erin's arm - and small entry and exit holes in the double-glazed glass window. Erin's mother and father, Rhian and Mark, both 40, rushed her to the hospital, where she was treated for shock. "Erin's a very lucky girl. The lightning went right through her. The doctors were astounded," father-of-two Mark Moran said. The bolt hit three homes in the Morans' street. "It was ferocious, like a bomb," according to neighbour Wayne Cunningham, 49. Professor Martin Uman, a lightning expert from the University of Florida, said strikes through windows were "very rare." SOURCE __________________ "History is the lies that the victors agree on"- Napoleon LINK TO MY SH 3 MODS

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Castout Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jakarta Posts: 4,794 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 6	Lucky girl. Happy for her. It would make an astonishing story, "Hey the lightning decided to say hi and take a closer look on me while I was trying to get a look at them" __________________ My blog: http://exposingsingapore.wordpress.com/

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05-11-11, 10:36 PM	#6
krashkart Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,292 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	Lucky kid. A couple of years ago I learned a valuable lesson about riding a bike in a thunderstorm: DON'T DO IT. The rain wasn't coming down yet and I only had a short way to go, so I chanced it. On my way back home a bolt of lightning struck somewhere nearby, close enough that I felt a jolt through the rubber grips on my handlebars. I don't remember if I saw the flash first, or heard the thunderclap first, but I definitely remember the jolt. __________________ sent from my fingertips using a cheap keyboard

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,361 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	I bet after this accident her mother grounded her. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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Howard313 Engineer Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: America Posts: 211 Downloads: 102 Uploads: 0	This has always been a fear of mine. Must've been a "shocking" experience. Okay, that was cruel, I apologize, I'm glad the kid is alright.

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Falkirion Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Melbourne, AUS Posts: 1,043 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	God must love this girl, not often you get hit by lightning and survive. Except for that bloke a couple of months back who got hit twice within seconds and still walked away from it. Krash I'd be sticking indoors during storms, unless I had a giant earthing wire attached to myself. Or the distance I had to travel was less than a couple of clicks.

05-12-11, 07:39 PM	#11
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	Okay now I was electrocuted when I was about 8-9 years old, not enough to send me to the hospital but enough to really scar my psyche for a while. To the point where I used to have nightmares about lightning that was "out to get me" and I'd dream that I was in the house watching it storm and the lightning would bust through the window and hit me. My mother told me that was crazy because something like that was impossible. SHE LIED. shudder So glad that little girl is okay. Good grief. Literally the worst nightmare of my childhood, I don't even want to think about what it must have been like for real.

05-12-11, 07:53 PM	#14
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,361 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Sorry, when it comes to lightening puns, resistance is futile __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

05-12-11, 07:58 PM	#15
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,361 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	I am positive that the Mother, when hearing the strike said "Ohm my god, Watt happened?" This revolting accident sure has potential for puns. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.