Lightning Strike on Half Dome | Survive the Night | 2

About this episode

The episode recounts the harrowing experience of hikers struck by lightning on Half Dome and the urgent medical response they receive.

As the hikers slowly regain consciousness, they realize the worst has happened: they’ve been struck by lightning. By chance, a pair of EMTs finds their way to the summit in time to help. But they soon realize that if they don’t get the men off Half Dome and airlifted to a hospital fast, they won’t make it till morning.  Audible subscribers can listen to all episodes of Against the Odds ad-free right now. Join Audible today by downloading the Audible app. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Topics covered

• survival
• lightning strike
• hiking
• emergency response
• medical assistance

Keywords

• lightning
• hikers
• Half Dome
• EMT
• survival
• hospital
• airlift

Sponsors

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: EMT

Places: Half Dome

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