Roy Sullivan

Roy Cleveland Sullivan ( born February 7, 1912 Green County, USA; † 28 September 1983) was a forestry official in the Shenandoah National Park in Waynesboro ( Virginia). Worldwide fame Sullivan by the fact that he was hit during his lifetime seven times by lightning and lightning strikes each of these has survived.

He committed suicide at the age of 71 years.

The seven lightning strikes

Six of the seven lightning strikes occurred during his work in the Shenandoah National Park, in that place, on which Sullivan worked for most of his life.

Trivia

Sullivan, who was assigned the nickname " The human lightning rod ," stands with his experiences in the Guinness Book of World Records.

The probability of being struck by lightning 7 times, ( a 16 followed by 24 zeros - 16.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000 ) is at 1:16 quadrillion. However, note that this probability does not apply to Sullivan himself, as he, both through his many years of professional activity in the outdoors as well as by where they live (Virginia recorded an average of 40 thunderstorm days per year) was exposed to an increased risk.