Tyrolean lightning victim:

“It cracked wildly, from then on I know nothing more”

Thomas R. in the area of the extension where the dramatic scenes took place.(Bild: Beyer GmbH)

An 84-year-old Tyrolean miraculously survived a lightning strike in his mountain hut - without any serious injuries. The old farmer describes the dramatic minutes to the "Krone" newspaper.

Thomas R. from Kössen (Kitzbühel district) is a retired entrepreneur and farmer. He has rented out his farm for a long time, and in the summer months he lives in the small alpine hut on a plateau a little away from his home village. There are no direct neighbors, so no one saw or witnessed the dramatic incident on August 14.