Who Has Been Struck by Lightning Twice?
Despite These Astronomically Low Chances, Roy Cleveland Sullivan, a Park Ranger in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia, Was Hit by Lightning Not Once, but...
Despite these astronomically low chances, Roy Cleveland Sullivan, a park ranger in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia, was hit by lightning not once, but seven times during his lifetime. To this day, Sullivan holds the record of being hit by lightning more times than any other human being in history.
Who has been hit by lightning the most times?
Roy Sullivan was struck by lightning seven times — more than any other person.
Who has survived the most lightning strikes?
Most lightning strikes survived by a person is seven. Roy Sullivan from Virginia, United States, who was struck by lightning seven times between 1942 and 1977, is known to have survived the most number of lighting strikes, according to the Guinness World Records.
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