Campbell Gillespie was out on a training run for a half marathon in 2003 when he was struck by a bolt of lightning in a park in Prescott, which hit him directly in the chest
A Lenzie taxi driver who was struck by lightning two decades ago has revealed he still suffers daily from the aftermath of the extraordinary incident.
Now 60 years old and residing in Prescot, Merseyside with his wife Christine, Campbell contends with ongoing health issues stemming from that fateful lightning strike. The events of that day remain a blank for Campbell, who is one of the rare individuals to have survived a direct lightning strike.Campbell recounted the life-saving efforts: "My running mate kept me alive for 20 minutes while the paramedics were on their way. He couldn't give mouth-to-mouth because my face was destroyed. He just had to give me chest compressions - he literally punched me in the chest to keep me alive.
Despite the odds, he survived, stating: "I'm too stubborn to die. Mother nature wanted me, but she couldn't have me."
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