{"id":2125143,"date":"2026-09-02T14:28:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T11:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2125143"},"modified":"2026-09-02T14:28:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T11:28:10","slug":"nyc-man-cheats-death-after-getting-struck-by-lightning-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2125143","title":{"rendered":"NYC Man Cheats Death After Getting Struck by Lightning: Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/b8\/16by9\/2026\/09\/02\/b82293e095384718852cff1d8eacd811_xl.png&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">NYC Man Cheats Death After Getting Struck by Lightning: Video<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">NYC Man<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Miraculously Survives Lightning Strike &#8230;<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">Watch The Video<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-02T07:28:10-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              September 2, 2026<br \/>\n                            7:28 AM PDT<\/time><span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                                                                Updated <time class=\"updated-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-02T08:03:36-07:00\"><br \/>\n                                  September 2, 2026<br \/>\n                                8:03 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-717d733765e7b2ee1d3f2194771b7c32\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260902_b82293e095384718852cff1d8eacd811\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:f6086796-4cef-4b04-9c85-083fd71da0cb\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/b8\/4by3\/2026\/09\/02\/b82293e095384718852cff1d8eacd811_md.png\" alt=\"lignight sg\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">NBC 4 New York<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8247703fa2d09c7a639275109b38e740\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Most people don&#8217;t survive getting struck by lightning &#8230; but don&#8217;t tell that New Yorker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/thomas-fahmy\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Thomas Fahmy<\/strong><\/a>, who managed to cheat death on video!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-0b5497456406191e79ed20af3f8a7963\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>NBC News reports that Fahmy &#8212; who works for Congresswoman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/nicole-malliotakis\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Nicole Malliotakis<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; was walking along the street on Staten Island during a storm Thursday night when he was hit by lightning.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-7554ee72c6f174ecd4a3a19458266cc0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Surveillance footage caught the scary moment on video, and NBC obtained the insane clip, showing Fahmy falling to the ground after being struck by a red flash of light. Fahmy miraculously got right back up and walked to a house nearby to ask for help.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e24bd75064b8c6877e154d985ae5989c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Fahmy said he felt a &#8220;very intense burning sensation&#8221; and &#8220;tingling, numbness, pain, severe pain, in both my feet.\u201d But Fahmy noted that he stayed conscious throughout the ordeal.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-54b87da33f359f6fc806ec4d333b6b8e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-54b87da33f359f6fc806ec4d333b6b8e-734638027-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n<p>Waiting for your permission to load the Twitter Tweet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-44677596e04d9b91492f45d77aed2cf8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Even more shocking, Fahmy suffered only minor injuries and was treated overnight at a local hospital before being released.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-610a57cc3d04fc04f4a75fc1f42907b7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Fahmy reportedly works for Congresswoman Malliotakis in her Staten Island office. 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