The woman was struck while undergoing wilderness rescue training at the outdoor adventure company, Zoar Outdoor.
CHARLEMONT– A western Massachusetts woman who survived a lightning strike during the violent weather that slammed the region this week couldn’t have been in a better place at the time.
The woman in her 20s was struck while undergoing wilderness rescue training at an outdoor adventure company in Charlemont on Wednesday.
Zoar Outdoor President Bruce Lessels told The Recorder of Greenfield the woman from the town of Florida was seated near an electrical outlet inside a building when struck.
The instructor was Sawyer Alberi, a former combat medic in Iraq.
Alberi and the other students went into action, checking the conscious woman’s vital signs and keeping her comfortable until an ambulance arrived.
The fire chief said the woman had no outward signs of a strike. Her name was not made public.