French Woman Survives Lightning Strike: A Story of Resilience and Scientific Mystery

A bolt of lightning struck Raphaëlle during a music festival, leaving her with burns and amnesia but miraculously alive. "There are fifteen minutes of my life that are gone," she recounts, describing the immediate aftermath as a scene of "chaos." The incident left her and thirteen others as 'fulgurés,' or lightning strike survivors. This rare event, which claims 24,000 lives and injures 240,000 annually, has made Raphaëlle the subject of scientific study. Her story highlights the resilience of the human spirit and the ongoing mystery surrounding lightning strikes. The full interview is available on Brut's YouTube channel.