Sole Survivor of Lightning Strike Close to the White House Speaks Out
A woman who survived a lightning strike close to the White House is speaking out about her experience. Amber Escudero-Kontostathis sat down with “Good Morning America” for an interview that aired on Tuesday. Co-anchor…
A woman who survived a lightning strike close to the White House is speaking out about her experience.
Amber Escudero-Kontostathis sat down with “Good Morning America” for an interview that aired on Tuesday.
Co-anchor Eva Pilgrim noted Escudero-Kontostathis “suffered second degree burns all along the left side of her body and now relies on a walker” after being struck by lightning on August 4 while canvassing outside of the White House for a nonprofit organization.
“I don’t feel good about being the only survivor. That’s for sure. I’m grateful but I don’t feel good about being the only one,” she told the network.
Escudero-Kontostathis explained that she was surprised to learn she had been struck, adding, “I didn’t really comprehend it at first.”
She continued, “I don’t know why I survived. I just don’t think it’s fair.”
Escudero-Kontostathis recalled speaking with James and Donna Mueller, a husband and wife who lost their lives from the lightning.
“I remember talking to them about Wisconsin because we went there for our family reunion and I remember asking them how their time was out here,” she said.
Acknowledging she “died and came back,” Escudero-Kontostathis added, “I don’t think I had a heartbeat for some time. You don’t know when your last day might be.”
Watch her comments below:
The Mueller’s were not the only ones to lose their lives to the lightning.