A walker out for a morning stroll was left stunned after a massive lightning bolt struck just yards away from him.
Tristan Northway captured the dramatic moment on video as a fork of lightning tore through the storm-darkened sky.
The strike appeared to discharge towards a metal mast just metres from where Tristan was standing.
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“It was massive,” he told What’s The Jam.
“I must have seen at least six bolts while up there but the biggest was the one I got on video.”
It happened at the beauty spot Berry Head, in Brixham, Devon, on yesterday (7 Sept).
Shocked locals couldn’t believe how close the strike came.
One said: “All I can say is good job you weren’t close to the aerial.”
Another added: “If you want to know what it feels like to be hit come n visit me next time there’s a flash or two.
“It’s like being hit by a baseball bat at full pelt on every muscle in your body for an instant – then a headache that lasts a month.”
While a third simply said: “Oooo amazing.”
Berry Head is a protected nature reserve and the site of an Iron Age hill fort, as well as Napoleonic war fortifications.
It’s also home to Berry Head Lighthouse and a beacon used for air traffic control.
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