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Camper struck by lightning in Georgia

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    Man lucky to be alive left with burns, bruises

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The whole right side -- my body was black and blue the EMTs that doctors friends and family they all tell Adam -- burger this same thing.

He's lucky to be a lot.

It's -- amazing -- that I'm still here doing enjoy life with.

With my loved ones.

This is what horse burgers back looked like last week they were also bruises and burns on his arms and his side.

-- lightning struck and exceeded his body you can even see where the lightning ripped him burned through closed and the imprint his knife left on his skin.

It was just the most intense of muscle contraction.

That you can imagine that in just a strain and then.

-- burger went to -- county a week ago with friends to run the warrior dash a -- an obstacle filled adventure race.

After the race the group set up camp at black rock mountain state park.

When -- storms moved -- they took cover under a -- house.

Lightning and thunder were just cracking worried about the structure itself so much so that the lights were flickering on the building.

Next thing -- know -- conversation.

My whole body just tightens up and I let out.

Very loud scream in can go right to the ground.

Or is Berger says the force of the strike that hit him not -- friends out of their chairs.

I couldn't feel my right arm and -- I so I can and crossed my legs.

I remember saying I can't in my lower back which really concerned me.

-- -- on scene and doctors later were amazed horse burgers suffered no life threatening injuries.

He says he still sore and still feels weak but he recognizes how much worse this -- -- When you feel it.

To this degree.

Definitely appreciate the magnitude.

I'm and the -- program.

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