The lone survivor of a deadly lightning strike outside the White House a few weeks ago is now speaking out about her experience to FOX 5 DC.
Amber Escudero-Kontostathis says she turned 28 years old on the day she was struck. She was supposed to be headed to a birthday dinner. Instead, she tells FOX 5 that her heart stopped more than once.
The 28-year-old says still doesn’t remember everything that happened, such as texting her sister-in-law about the storm beforehand and mentioning a report that warned of thunder.Woman who survived lightning strike in DC speaks out There’s not much there to seek shelter under, so Escudero-Kontostathis says she would regularly go to the trees seeking cover from the sun, rain and snow.
The 28-year-old also says according to her doctors, she really should not be able to walk or talk, experiencing that long of a time without oxygen to the brain.The survivor recently got to meet her heroes.
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