A Georgia woman was struck by lightning in the parking lot of a Marietta church. Usually, lightning strikes are fatal; however, firefighters and first responders were able to revive her. She miraculously survived cardiac arrest after lightning struck her outside a Marietta church on May 6.

On the day of the incident, Jeanne Menna was struck by lightning that first hit a tree. Then it struck her car and her body, leaving her unresponsive. The emergency responders wasted no time and rushed to her.

The firefighters found her lying on the ground face down with no pulse, and she wasn’t breathing. They performed CPR and even used a defibrillator to bring her back to life.

 

Menna was lucky enough to come back to the land of the living when the impact of lightning can be life-threatening to the human body. The incident happened on May 6 outside St. Joseph’s Church.

 

Menna described the first responders as “God’s angels on Earth.” She thanked the officers who saved her life. Marietta Police Officer Lutfig was the first one to arrive at the scene and immediately started CPR.

Officer Haney and Marietta firefighters reached the location and administered life-saving measures. So far, medical experts have not been able to explain how Menna is alive. Moreover, she does not have any complications or long-term effects of the lightning strike.


Menna described the incident: “The lightning hit the tree, split it in half, hit my car, and then hit me.” She recently went to meet the rescue team and thanked them for their efforts. The first responders were glad she was okay and felt grateful to be meeting someone they had saved. Marietta Fire Assistant Chief Kevin Gerhard noted. “To have a call like this and then get to meet the person, it’s rejuvenating for what we do.”

The doctors who were surprised by her quick recovery told Menna she is in perfect health.

“They have truly been astonished, some have used those words, that I have no lasting effect. I literally have nothing. Once I got out of the hospital, I just started to heal.”

— Mary “Jeanne” Menna, 11alive

Meanwhile, Menna thanked God for having had some role in saving her life. The news quickly went viral on social media.  One user wrote online, “I’m a former storm spotter, and lightning scares me more than tornadoes.” Another added, “That is unbelievably crazy, I’m glad she’s okay and can tell the story!”

Disclaimer: Inquisitr could not independently confirm the facts of this incident and is reporting based on the information available within the public video record.