{"id":336475,"date":"2026-09-03T00:36:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T00:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/336475\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T00:36:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T00:36:13","slug":"watch-man-struck-by-lightning-in-terrifying-moment-caught-on-camera-in-staten-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/336475\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Man struck by lightning in terrifying moment caught on camera in Staten Island"},"content":{"rendered":"

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2013 A startling incident unfolded in Staten Island, New York<\/a>, this week when a man was suddenly struck by lightning while walking on a sidewalk.<\/p>\n

The man, Thomas Fahmy, was strolling through a Staten Island neighborhood amid dark and gloomy weather conditions, holding an umbrella to shield himself from the rain, when a lightning<\/a> bolt struck him, video footage shows.<\/p>\n

Somehow, miraculously escaped with no burns or serious injuries from the violent burst of electricity.<\/p>\n

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Thankfully, a resident who captured the event on a home camera quickly offered a helping hand and called for help.<\/p>\n

“In most direct strikes, a portion of the current moves along and just over the skin surface (called flashover) and a portion of the current moves through the body\u2014usually through the cardiovascular and\/or nervous systems,” the National Weather Service (NWS) said.<\/p>\n

He was transported to a hospital where he reportedly spent the night before being discharged the following day.<\/p>\n

U.S. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis said Fahmy works for her office, and that she is “happy, grateful and relieved that Thomas is alive and well” after being struck by lightning.<\/p>\n

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“We appreciate the good Samaritan and medical staff at Staten Island University Hospital who helped him get emergency care,” Malliotakis said on social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Lightning<\/p>\n

Lightning strikes explained.<\/p>\n

According to the NWS, direct lightning strikes are less common than other ways people are struck, but are still the most deadly.<\/p>\n

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Lightning is one of the most underrated weather hazards, causing 20 to 30 deaths in the U.s.<\/a> each year.<\/p>\n

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