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Roy Cleveland Sullivan (1912-1983) was a US forest ranger in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. Sullivan was hit by lightning on seven different occasions and survived all of them. In his lifetime he gained "Human Lightning Rod" as a nickname.

The Seven Lightning Stikes

According to the Guinness Book of Records, Sullivan was hit for the first time in 1942 when he was in a lookout tower. The lightning bolt struck him in a leg and he lost a nail on his big toe.

1969 - The second bolt hit him in his truck when he was driving on a mountain road. It knocked him unconscious and burned his eyebrows.

1970 - The third strike burned his left shoulder while in his front yard.

1972 - The Next hit happened in a ranger station. The strike set his hair on fire. After that, he began to carry a pitcher of water with him.

August 7, 1973 - A Lightning bolt hit Sullivan on the head, blasted him out of his car, and again set his hair on fire.

June 5, 1974 - Sullivan was struck by the sixth bolt in a campground, injuring his ankle.

June 25, 1977 - The seventh and final lightning bolt hit him when he was fishing. Sullivan was hospitalized for burns in his chest and stomach.

Roy Sullivan shot himself on September 28, 1983, reputedly over a rejected love.

Two of his ranger hats are on display at two Guinness World Exhibit Halls in New York City and South Carolina.

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 [[August 7]], [[1973]] - A Lightning bolt hit Sullivan on the head, blasted him out of his car, and again set his hair on fire.
-[[June 5]], [[1974]] - Sullivan was struck by the sixth bolt in a campground; injuring his ankle.
+[[June 5]], [[1974]] - Sullivan was struck by the sixth bolt in a campground, injuring his ankle.
 [[June 25]], [[1977]] - The seventh and final lightning bolt hit him when he was fishing. Sullivan was hospitalized for burns in his chest and stomach.