Storm Chaser Pulls Over to Record Gathering Clouds…Then Gets the Shock of His Life

When storm chaser Scott Sheppard pulled his vehicle to the side of a road to shoot video of a gathering storm near Fairburn, South Dakota, all was well.

Gentle raindrops. Mesmerizing beauty of the high plains. There even were a couple of rainbows in the distant horizon.

Then seconds later, Sheppard’s camera still rolling, an unwelcome byproduct of the weather reportedly paid him a violent visit.

Sheppard was struck in the arm by a lightning bolt.

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Source: The Blaze

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