Close X
Sunday, November 17, 2024
ADVT 
National

I'm Lucky That I'm Alive: Vancouver Island Man Survives Lightning Strike, Now Hopes For Super Powers

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 01 Jun, 2017 10:46 AM
    VICTORIA — A propane delivery driver on Vancouver Island may be the luckiest man in British Columbia, but he says he's not a super hero — yet.
     
     
    Twenty-four-year-old Sean Ramsay was filling propane tanks at a site in suburban Victoria on Tuesday when he was hit by lightning.
     
     
    Ramsay says the bolt struck a tree several metres away and the charge travelled across the ground and through him.
     
     
     
    He says the pain felt like "1,000 pounds of weight" was being applied to every part of his body.
     
     
    Ramsay collapsed, but was able to reach his truck to shut off the propane.
     
     
    He's still limping, but doctors say he'll be fine and Ramsay says he's optimistic the jolt will generate some sort of super power within him.
     
     
    "I figure I'll be running super fast soon, like the Flash," he says.
     
     
    Local health officials say this is the first report of someone being struck by lightning on Vancouver Island in more than a decade.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Saskatchewan Teacher 'Having A Bad Day' Fined For Throwing Marker At Student

    Saskatchewan Teacher 'Having A Bad Day' Fined For Throwing Marker At Student
    The Saskatchewan Professional Teachers Regulatory Board held a disciplinary hearing last fall for Michel Andre Joseph Levesque after a formal complaint was made.

    Saskatchewan Teacher 'Having A Bad Day' Fined For Throwing Marker At Student

    Family, Friends And Bus Drivers Attend Funeral For Slain Winnipeg Bus Driver

    Family, Friends And Bus Drivers Attend Funeral For Slain Winnipeg Bus Driver
    Family, friends, and bus drivers gathered to say goodbye to a Winnipeg Transit driver brutally killed on the job. The service for 58-year-old Irvine Jubal Fraser was held Tuesday at Calvary Temple.

    Family, Friends And Bus Drivers Attend Funeral For Slain Winnipeg Bus Driver

    Parents Warned After Reports Of Sexually Suggestive Chats Sent To Kids On Roblox

    Parents Warned After Reports Of Sexually Suggestive Chats Sent To Kids On Roblox
    Roblox is a user-generated gaming environment where children are encouraged to create adventures using their avatar, play games and connect with friends in a multiplayer environment that claims to more than 44 million active users.

    Parents Warned After Reports Of Sexually Suggestive Chats Sent To Kids On Roblox

    Sub-Zero Styles Create Frosty Fun At Yukon Frozen-Hair Competition

    Sub-Zero Styles Create Frosty Fun At Yukon Frozen-Hair Competition
    Those are the prospective winners at the Takhini Hot Pools hair-freezing contest that have captured the attention of many through the Internet.

    Sub-Zero Styles Create Frosty Fun At Yukon Frozen-Hair Competition

    London, Ont., Looks To Crack Down On Rowdy Rooftop Parties In City

    London, Ont., Looks To Crack Down On Rowdy Rooftop Parties In City
    LONDON, Ont. — A southern Ontario city is considering cracking down on residents who party on their roofs.

    London, Ont., Looks To Crack Down On Rowdy Rooftop Parties In City

    Tory Opposition To Islamophobia Motion Is Stoking Prejudice: Muslim Leader

    Tory Opposition To Islamophobia Motion Is Stoking Prejudice: Muslim Leader
    OTTAWA — Conservative MPs are stoking a wave of anti-Muslim sentiment by raising unfounded fears about a motion calling on the House of Commons to condemn Islamophobia, a Canadian Muslim leader said Tuesday.

    Tory Opposition To Islamophobia Motion Is Stoking Prejudice: Muslim Leader