Lightning Strikes Same Man Twice Unlucky double-victim draws 2nd zap on anniversary of 1st By Jonas Oransky Posted Jul 30, 2007 4:35 PM CDT Copied Lightning illuminates the night sky over Roswell, N. M., late Monday, July 2, 2007 as thunderstorms pass through the area. (AP Photo/Roswell Daily Record Marl Wilson) (Associated Press) A man celebrated the 27th anniversary of being struck by lightning with a second electrocution from above—and once again lived to tell the tale, the Guardian reports. The 68 year old was hiding from a Pennsylvania storm in a shed when he and four others were shocked by lightning; he had been hit at the age of 41 while driving a tractor-trailer. The two-time victim survived the latest electrocution with only a burned zipper and a hole in his jeans. An American who lives to age 80 has a 1 in 5000 chance of being struck by lightning; no statistics were available for a twice-in-a-lifetime experience. Read These Next Trump reveals a GOP lawmaker's previously private diagnosis. A top counterterror official resigns over the Iran war. Trump: I believe I'll have 'the honor of taking Cuba.' The tiny bite tasted horrible—and gave her botulism. Report an error