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Lightning Strikes as Rescue Crew Pull Woman From Surging Creek

A rescue crew from the Washoe County Sheriff’s office recorded a lightning strike on February 14, near to where they were helping haul ashore a woman stranded on an island in a surging river.

Local station News4.com reported the woman was found on a “flood-formed island” in the surging river near Mustang in Storey County. She was helped to safety and “seemed to be doing well,” they said. Credit: Washoe County Sheriff’s – Hasty Team via Storyful