Lakefield Man Live Tweets Experience Of Getting Blasted Off Wire Fence By Lightning Bolt

[UPDATE: July 16] There was another good reason Tim Rollwagen survived getting hit by lightning on Canada Day. And here it is below. Congrats!

ORIGINAL POST: July 1st

Tim Rollwagen in ER getting ECG as a precaution

Tim Rollwagen in ER getting ECG as a precaution

Tim Rollwagen (picture via @trollwag)

Tim Rollwagen (picture via @trollwag)

Tim Rollwagen, a weather obsessed, outdoor enthusiast, often takes pictures during storms.

On Canada Day (July 1st), he got the scare of a lifetime when he was setting up to take a picture as a storm approached the Peterborough area.

Tim, who is being checked out by doctors, tells us "My heart is still racing" after this (mis)adventure. He took to Twitter right after it happened. His series of tweets below tell the story...

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