After Josiah Wiedman was struck by lightning in an El Mirage park last week, the 13-year-old is thanking God for sparing his life.
“If it weren’t for Him, like, I’d be dead,” the Arizona teen told KPHO. “It’s an all miracle.”
“I felt like this burst of like heat and everything went dark,” said Josiah, recalling the sensation that went through his body when the lightning hit. “It just felt like needles constantly being stabbed into me,” he added
The teen hit his head when he fell to the ground, which led to a concussion. Thankfully a neighbor close by witnessed the event and started performing life-saving CPR.
Once Josiah was transferred to a local hospital for treatment, he was in a medically induced coma for 3 days, but he’s since been recovering rapidly.
The electricity was enough to stop his heart temporarily, but fortunately did not damage his organs. Josiah’s mom believes the skateboard her son was holding took the majority of the electric shock.