“Between all the prayer, I’ve never felt my spirit soar like it has,” Clare Walenga said in the days after the Sept. 2 incident
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- Aaron and Clare Walenga were struck by lightning while walking together in Florida on Sept. 2
- Both were hospitalized in critical condition but have since recovered
- The couple credits their faith and community prayers for helping them through the traumatic experience
Aaron and Clare Walenga were struck by lightning while walking together in Florida on the evening of Sept. 2. The couple, who were in critical condition after the incident, are now speaking out about their experience as they recover.
Crews were alerted to the West Orange Trail in Winter Garden, Fla., over a “possible patient struck by lightning and victim down,” around 7:25 p.m. local time on Sept. 2, Winter Garden Fire Chief José P. Gainza, Jr. said, according to local NBC affiliate WESH 2.
In a 911 call obtained by WESH 2, a bystander told the dispatcher that she was on the trail and a couple may have been struck by lightning…