Emma Eggler

An Alabama teen who was struck by lightning in the chest on her first day of courses at the University of West Florida unexpectedly survived. Emma Eggler, 18, suffered severe burns as a result of the lightning hit, and her Apple Watch exploded.

She had just arrived in Pensacola over the weekend and was hit on August 22 on her first day of classes. From her hospital bed, Emma spoke with WEARRTV and said:

“I did not feel anything at all, really. I just woke up on the ground.

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“I was more embarrassed because I thought I tripped and fell on the ground. Then, I realized I couldn’t move, I couldn’t speak and I couldn’t do anything,” she told WKRG in a separate interview.

A senior who rushed to help, Nelson Libbert, recalled telling the teen how strong she was and how she was having “a tough first day.”

Doctors later told Eggler that “the lightning went through really close to my heart,” and she likely only avoided a heart attack because of her young age.

“My shirt was completely open because of the lightning strike. It melted to me,” she told WEARTV.

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Lightning strikes teen in chest on first day of college

The lightning bolt caused second-degree burns on her chest and stomach, as well as her wrist after her Apple Watch exploded.

Lightning strikes teen in chest on first day of college

It traveled right through to her left foot, leaving holes in her sock and shoes, she said, revealing her initial fear that she was paralyzed was fortunately unfounded.

Lightning strikes teen in chest on first day of college

“A lot of doctors told me I should buy a lottery ticket because I was so lucky,” she told WEARTV. Her mom, Erin Eggler, told the station, “We definitely feel like God performed a miracle for her. That is the only explanation for why she is still here with us.”

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