{"id":19510,"date":"2016-02-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/woman-comes-within-metres-of-instant-death-during-lightning-strike\/"},"modified":"2016-02-04T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-02-04T00:00:00","slug":"woman-comes-within-metres-of-instant-death-during-lightning-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/woman-comes-within-metres-of-instant-death-during-lightning-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman comes within metres of instant death during lightning strike"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>A terrifying video filmed in Sydney on Monday has caught the moment a girl came within meters of being struck by a lightning bolt.<\/h3>\n<p><strong>SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The video was filmed at Tamarama beach near Bondi by the girl\u2019s boyfriend as the pair made their way down to the beach during a bad storm.<\/p>\n<p>As she reaches the edge of the water, the girl pauses and points to the threatening storm clouds.<\/p>\n<p>In the next moment, a crack of lightning lands perilously close to the girl. Terrified, she returns to her boyfriend who had filmed the whole the thing, and the pair flee.<\/p>\n<h3>WATCH HERE:<\/h3>\n<script>(function(d, s, id) {  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3\";  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dailytelegraph\/videos\/10153223072466105\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dailytelegraph\/videos\/10153223072466105\/\"><\/a><p>VIDEO: Watch how close a bolt of lightning appears to crash just metres away from a woman in Tamarama.  https:\/\/bit.ly\/1QaBAL6<\/p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dailytelegraph\/\">Daily Telegraph<\/a> on Tuesday, February 2, 2016<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>The footage has been reported by numerous media outlets, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailytelegraph.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Telegraph<\/a>, but a few users have claimed it\u2019s fake\u2026<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Woman comes within metres of instant death during lightning strike | FIVEAA\" title=\"Woman comes within metres of instant death during lightning strike | FIVEAA\" class=\"media-element file-default nova-lazyload-image-wrapper lz-cont img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/lightning2.jpg\" width=\"1400\" height=\"783\" \/><\/p>\n<h6>The video was reportedly filmed near Bondi beach on Monday | Image | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dailytelegraph\/videos\/10153223072466105\/?permPage=1\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a><\/h6>\n<h3>What do you reckon?<\/h3>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/sport\/paying-suspended-power-players-isn-t-essendon-s-problem\">PAYING SUSPENDED PLAYERS IS NOT THE BOMBER\u2019S PROBLEM: RUCCI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/lifestyle\/research-suggests-that-being-disorganised-is-actually-a-good-thing\">THIS BAD HABIT ACTUALLY MEANS YOU\u2019RE HIGHLY INTELLIGENT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A terrifying video filmed in Sydney on Monday has caught the moment a girl came within meters of being struck by a lightning bolt. 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