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I Was Just Struck by Lightning While Catfishing. Here’s What It Felt Like

Summary by Outdoor Life
A 19-year-old outdoorsman in East Texas was struck by lightning Saturday while fishing from shore on the Angelina River. The strike exploded a nearby pine tree and sent the young man flying, while the electrical charge traveled through his body, causing him to lose consciousness. Then, just as suddenly, he came to. “As soon as I hit the ground on my back, I woke up. And my mother, who I was fishing with, she was all screaming, ‘My baby!,’ and wh…
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Outdoor Life broke the news on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.
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