Man survives lightning strike while fishing along Great Miami

Man survives lightning strike while fishing along Great Miami

A LIGHTNING STRIKE -- A ROBBERY -- AND GOOD SAMARITANS IN THE RIGHT PLACE, AT THE RIGHT TIME.

ALL THREE ARE UNLIKELY CIRCUMSTANCES ON THEIR OWN -- BUT TOGETHER -- THEY CREATE THE SITUATION DONOVAN JACKSON FOUND HIMSELF IN THIS WEEK.

"They were like what's goingon?

I just got struck bylightning.

They were like noway.""NEW AT 11 -- A LIGHTNINGSTRIKE -- A ROBBERY -- ANDGOOD SAMARITANS IN THE RIGHTPLACE, AT THE RIGHT TIME."ALL THREE ARE UNLIKELYCIRCUMSTANCES ON THEIR OWN --BUT TOGETHER -- THEY CREATETHE SITUATION DONOVAN JACKSONFOUND HIMSELF IN THISWEEK."WCPO 9 NEWS REPORTERJAKE RYLE SPOKE WITH JACKSON-- AFTER HE WENT THROUGH THATBIZARRE SET OF EVENTS."Donovan tells me he's luckyto be alive.

His story startsMonday evening here atHeritage Park.

He was fishing- when everything changed in aflash."DONOVAN JACKSON HAS HADLUCK FISHING ON THE GREATMIAMI RIVER..

IN THEPAST., "I'm really lucky, butunlucky!"MONDAY'S SUN..

GAVEWAY TORAIN.."As soon as I got there itstarted pouring.

I put mybackpack and poles into thebank.

BY THEN..

IT WAS TOOLATE."Next thing i know.

Shock.I'm as stiff as a board layingdown.

Didn't get knocked outor nothing.

Knew what happenedimmediately."THE PICTURES..TAKEN A DAY LATER... TELL PARTOF THE STORY.

SCARS..

LEFTOVER FROM A LIGHTNING STRIKEON HALF HIS BODY.HE WASINJURED..

AND COULDN'T WALK..UNTIL A NEARBY GROUP..

HEARDHIS CRY FOR HELP..I'd say thanks for helping meup the bank.

But if they'dlike to give me my stuff back,that would be pretty cool."THEGROUP THEN TOOK OFF WITH HIS300 DOLLAR FISHING POLE..

ANDEQUIPMENT., 'He did get robbed after thefact.

Kick him while you'redown.

I guess that's the idea."MEANWHILE..

HIS DOG..

ROXY..SLIPPED AWAY..

ONLY TO BEIMMEDIATELY SEEN BY ADIFFERENT GROUP..

OF GOODSAMARITANSShe didn't have a collar ornothing.

I thanked them forgrabbing her, and keeping heron a leash."THE TOOK ROXYHOME.

DONOVAN WAS RUSHED TOMERCY WEST..

AND THEN TO UCMEDICAL CENTER.."Showed them my hand.

It waspurple.

Showed them my foot.About half of my foot waspurple."BUT HE WOULD MAKE AFULLRECOVERY., "Everyone just chalked it upas a miracle.

And let him go.That was enough for me to sayalright we're good."ANGELHEAD..

DONOVAN'S MOTHER..KNOWS, "I believe he's got morelives than a cat.

He's beenthrough some things that havemade my heart jump up throughmy throat several times."ONTHE BANKS OF THE GREAT MIAMIRIVER..JAKE RYLE, WCPO 9 NEWS.