AMERICANALMANAC (Jack Newsome) - Florida couple struck by lightning on trail walk saved by strangers who knew CPR
A Florida husband and wife walking hand in hand on a popular trail were hit by a bolt of lightning that left the mother of three unresponsive and turning blue, until four bystanders rushed in and brought her back. Aaron Walenga, 48, and his wife Clare, 43, had just dropped their children off at church […] The post Florida couple struck by lightning on trail walk saved by strangers who knew CPR appeared first on American Almanac .
A Florida husband and wife walking hand in hand on a popular trail were hit by a bolt of lightning that left the mother of three unresponsive and turning blue, until four bystanders rushed in and brought her back. Aaron Walenga, 48, and his wife Clare, 43, had just dropped their children off at church on September 2 and headed out for a walk on the West Orange Trail in central Florida. There were no audible warning signs of a storm. Then lightning struck both of them where they stood. Aaron hit the ground and could not get up. Clare lost consciousness, stopped breathing, and her skin turned blue. Four members of a weekly running club happened to be nearby, and their fast action almost certainly saved Clare Walenga's life. A stranger who…Open