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Roy Cleveland Sullivan (February 7, 1912 – September 28, 1983) was an American park ranger in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. Between 1942 and 1977, Sullivan was claimed to have been struck by lightning on seven occasions, surviving all of them. For this reason, he gained the nicknames "Human Lightning Conductor" and "Human Lightning Rod".
24 sty 2023 · Entertainment. Tragic Real-Life Stories. The Sad Story Of The Man Struck By Lightning 7 Times. By Amy Beeman Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 4:16 pm EST. Andrei F/Shutterstock. It's a distinction likely no one would want.
8 cze 2018 · Roy Sullivan is either the luckiest or unluckiest man, depending on how you look at it. Despite being struck by lightning an odds-defying seven times, he lived to be 72. He died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Sept. 28, 1983 as the result of depression caused by an unrequited love affair
26 sty 2023 · The thought of being struck by lightning won’t appeal to many people, but unfortunately for Roy C. Sullivan (USA), it happened to him a whopping seven times. And amazingly, he survived every single strike - each of which contained several million volts of electricity.
30 kwi 2012 · Between 1942 and 1977, he was struck by lightning no less than seven times. That’s seven too many times in anyone’s book. Later in life he became increasingly depressed; people would avoid his company, especially if a storm was brewing. Sullivan said: “I was walking with the Chief Ranger one day when lightning struck way off.
25 cze 2021 · On Saturday, June 25, 1977, Sullivan was hit while out fishing. The lightning struck his head and set his hair on fire. The bold travelled through him and burnt his chest and stomach.
6 sie 2015 · The Shenandoah National Park ranger was apparently a natural conductor of electricity, and was struck by lightning a staggering number of times.
