Moment Florida boy, 17, is struck by lightning while doing yard work during storm
A teenage boy who was struck by lighting while doing yard work in a thunderstorm is lucky to be alive - and told of the horrific moments after and the scars that remain.
Daniel Sharkey was cutting his neighbor's lawn in Altamonte Springs, Florida at around 5pm on Monday when he was hit.
He immediately fell to the ground and was rolling around in agony when concerned residents rushed to help him.
'I woke up, I was on the ground. I was trying to scream, and I was unable to,' he told WFTV.
Sharkey was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center with intense chest pain and he has suffered scars on his arms from the electricity that pierced through his body.
A teenage boy who was struck by lighting while doing yard work during a storm is doing 'remarkably well'
Daniel Sharkey was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center with intense chest pain and he has suffered scars on his arms from the electricity that pierced through his body
Footage of the incident shows Sharkey working on the lawn outside before he was struck by lighting.
The clip cuts to him rolling on the ground in extreme pain with concerned neighbors rushing to help him.
A woman is heard screaming: 'Call 911, I'm coming!'
'I was weed-trimming and the next thing you know I was on the ground,' Sharkey said.
'I was trying to finish up. I was about to head back to my truck, and suddenly, I woke up face down in a puddle,' he told WESH.
'There was no warning. There was no "get out of the way." It was just instantaneous.'
Neighbor Angelina Tolbert said: 'I saw him laying on the ground and I yelled to my son "Oh my God, Daniel has been hit by lightning!"'
Daniel Sharkey was cutting his neighbor's lawn in Altamonte Springs at around 5pm on Monday when he was hit
He immediately fell to the ground and was rolling on the floor in agony when concerned residents rushed to help him
Doctors said the nearby tree saved the teenager's life as it absorbed most of the shock and he could have died if the bolt struck just a few inches over.
Tolbert described Sharkey's recovery as miraculous. 'He’s definitely got some angels with him for sure,' she said.
'I’m just happy that if karma is a thing, it ended up on my side this time,' he said.
The teenager has been described as someone who loves to help and he regularly seen volunteering at the Second Harvest Food Bank.
But he said he is not finished earning cash this summer with his yard work.
'I mean, I’ve got 20 people that expect their grass cut, and if not there, I’m sure I’ll have a lot of annoyed customers,' Sharkey added.
