It’s been a long time but we are back in Shenandoah National Park! The story of NPS Ranger Roy Sullivan and his repeated run-ins with one of nature’s deadliest forces will have you thinking of lightning every time you hear the phrase – what are the odds?

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Sources NPS, Washington Post, CDC, Guinness World Records, National Weather Service, Prevention, Find A Grave, National Geographic, National Geographic (2), How Stuff Works, Lightning Occurrence and Casualties in U.S.