Blasted five times in nine years and still alive
Havana, 7 September 2010 (MIA) - A Cuban farmer has survived five
lightning strikes in nine years, reported Digital Cubadebate at its website.
Jorge Marquez from the village of La Julia in Las Tunas province said he
was struck the first time on July 5, 1982 at the wheel of his tractor.
"I had perforated eardrums, got skin burns of the back and ripped off
all tooth fillings, "he said.
Then in 1987, lightning caught him twice before a new impact next year,
followed by a fifth in 1991, said Jorge Marquez, whose house was hit by
lightning 15 times in two years.
"I think I am a magnet. Generally, people hit by lightning die and it
looks like my body accepts this divine power, even if its effects are
very bad," he said.
Transported to hospital unconscious for the first two times, Jorge
Marquez was no longer fainting later, although he said he had "very sore
joints and respiratory problems".
"The last two times it was lower, not because it (lightning) had fallen
further, but rather because it seems my body got used to it," he said.
Jorge Marquez also said to have read recently that a U.S. forest ranger
had been struck by lightning seven times.
"If it's a record, I have no desire to fight," he joked.
http://www.idividi.com.mk/English/Life_style/624481/index.html
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