Orlando woman to share survival story after being struck by lightning
Updated: 1:59 PM EDT Oct 27, 2023
INTO THE TROPICS AS WELL. ALL RIGHT, MARQUISE, THANK YOU. BY ALL ACCOUNTS, IT’S CALLED A MIRACLE. AN ORLANDO WOMAN IS STILL ALIVE TONIGHT. THIS PAST TUESDAY, WHILE OUT WITH HER DOG, 28 YEAR OLD REBECCA SOTO GOT HIT BY LIGHTNING WHILE SHE WAS MICHELLE MEREDITH CAUGHT UP WITH HER HUSBAND. THIS EVENING. LAURA AND REBECCA SOTO, ALONG WITH THEIR TRUSTY COMPANION, DRAKE, LIVE A SWEET LIFE IN THE LAKE NONA AREA. ON TUESDAY, REBECCA SPENT THE FIRST PART OF HER EVENING GETTING READY FOR THE CONCERT OF A LIFETIME. MY WIFE WAS WAS PAYING HER NAILS AND TRYING ON OUTFITS FOR A BEYONCÉ CONCERT THAT SHE WAS PLANNING TO ATTEND WITH SOME FRIENDS THE NEXT DAY. BUT IT’S WHAT HAPPENED THE LAST PART OF THE EVENING THAT ALMOST TOOK HER LIFE, ACCORDING TO HER HUSBAND. REBECCA AND THE DOG WALKED OUTSIDE FOR A QUICK POTTY BREAK. LAURA SAYS OUT OF NOWHERE HE HEARD A BURST OF THUNDER. I’VE NEVER HEARD A BOOM LIKE THAT EVER IN MY LIFE. YOU REACH OUTSIDE AND YOUR WIFE IS ON THE SIDEWALK. YES. SHE WAS LYING FACE DOWN AND I. SHE LOOKED COMPLETELY LIMP. AS SOON AS I FLEW OVER, I MY FIRST THOUGHT THAT SHE THAT SHE’S DEAD. A COUPLE OF BYSTANDERS CAME IN. PEOPLE THAT WERE RIDING BIKES OR JUST WALKING BY KIND OF SAW THE FRANTIC SCENE THAT WAS HAPPENING. AND THEY STOPPED AND THEY WERE ABLE TO TO HELP ME. REBECCA WAS TAKEN TO OUR EMBASSY WHERE SHE GOT THE MEDICAL HELP THAT SAVED HER LIFE. IT’S REMARKABLE. HONESTLY, JUST THINKING BACK TO TUESDAY NIGHT AND TO WHERE WE ARE NOW. I NEVER THOUGHT THAT I WOULD BE SMILING AND LAUGHING WITH MY WIFE. NOW, REBECCA’S HUSBAND SAYS THAT SHE’S WALKING. SHE’S TALKING. THEY’RE VERY ENCOURAGED BY THAT, BUT THAT IT’S GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE WHILE BEFORE THEY KNOW THE TRUE EXTENT OF HER INJURIES. IN THE MEANTIME, THEY’RE TOGETHER JUST EVERY MOMENT THAT I’M ABLE TO SPEND WITH HER. I JUST I’M REALLY WANTING TO CHERISH THAT. AND NOW TAKING NOTHING FOR GRANTED IN ORLANDO, MICHELLE MEREDITH WESH 2 NEWS. WOW, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL COUPLE. WE’LL. FORTUNATELY, THEIR DOG DRAKE WAS NOT HURT. REBECCA’S HUSBAND SAYS DOCTORS DO NOT YET KNOW HOW THE LIGHTNING STRIKE HAS AFFECTED HER ABILITY TO LEARN AND UNDERSTAND THINGS. IN ESSENCE, TO THINK. IN THE END SHE’LL NEED REHAB AND THERAPY. IF YOU’D LIKE TO HELP, WE HAVE A
Orlando woman to share survival story after being struck by lightning
Updated: 1:59 PM EDT Oct 27, 2023
Happening Friday on The Tamron Hall Show — an Orlando woman shares her story of survival.Back in August, Rebecca Soto was struck by lightning in Lake Nona, leaving her with burns and short-term memory loss. Her husband performed CPR and called 911. Paramedics revived her during the ambulance ride, and now Amanda is talking to Tamron about her road to recovery.Don’t miss an all-new episode of Tamron today at 2 p.m. on WESH.
Happening Friday on The Tamron Hall Show — an Orlando woman shares her story of survival.
Back in August, Rebecca Soto was struck by lightning in Lake Nona, leaving her with burns and short-term memory loss.
Her husband performed CPR and called 911.
Paramedics revived her during the ambulance ride, and now Amanda is talking to Tamron about her road to recovery.
Don’t miss an all-new episode of Tamron today at 2 p.m. on WESH.
