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Footballer Struck By Lightning, Loses Leg

by Ryan Hudson

Let this be a reminder that nature, while full of pretty sunsets and rainbows, is also full of danger and fury. On July 20th, Jonathan Richter, while playing for his club FC Nordsjaelland in Denmark, was struck by lightning. Six weeks later, his leg was amputated.

Medics restarted his heart, but he was placed in an induced coma ... the damage to his leg was so severe they needed to amputate the lower portion of it.

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