The dramatic moment in which a couple is struck by lightning

April 15, 2019

Magda Gallardo and her husband, Marcel, wanted to take a photo at the top of a snowy mountain, but they almost lost their lives in this attempt.

Magda Gallardo and her husband Marcel embarked on the adventure of their lives and were preparing to represent the happy moment in an image, but things did not go as they thought and almost lost their lives in this attempt.

The Spanish they wanted to reach the top of the Montseny Mbadif in Catalonia, Spain. For that, they had left the city of Mataró. But time has played a trick and the weather has changed suddenly. It was then that they were surprised by a strong storm and close to the goal, they were caught by the storm.

On Tuesday, April 9, around noon, the couple reached the summit of Agudas, in the province of Girona, a mountain of 1,706 meters very popular in the region, about 50 kilometers from Barcelona.

Happy, Magda Gallardo and Marcel recorded the moment of their arrival at the cross that marks the summit, when They were surprised by an electric shock.

The next moment was dramatic. Attracted by the cross and also by the soil moisture, a lightning fell a few inches from where they were going to take a picture.

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Everything was recorded thanks to the camera. Marcel felt the impact and found himself on the ground. But, miraculously, they managed to survive.

As they explained a few hours later during a TV show in Catalonia, they received only the shockwave. In addition, they said that this ray was the only one they had seen all morning in these mountains.

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