Girl struck by lightning twice in shower

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Girl struck by lightning twice in shower

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The lightning struck the house and traveled through the pipes to the shower hose the girl was using.

23 August,2011 12:04 pm

A 12-year-old Gothenburg, Sweden, girl was struck by lightning twice while showering, her parents say.Alice Svensson was taking a shower during a thunderstorm when her parents heard her scream, The Local reported.Her mother, Cecilia Svensson, went to the bathroom to check on her daughter, but did not immediately understand what happened. She screamed again. She was holding the metal shower hose while rinsing off, Svensson said.Cecilia Svensson called an expert on the radio who explained what had happened -- lightning struck the house and traveled through the pipes to the shower hose the child was using. Nothing else in the house was damaged. It could have gone badly, said Svensson.