A US hiker has perfectly captured an amazing photo of a gigantic lightning bolt striking a mountainside. The perfectly-timed photo was taken by Phil Garcia, while out hiking with his friends in Pecos, New Mexico. Garcia, 28, who works at a ski resort in Santa Fe, only managed to grab one shot of the purple-tinted bolt during adverse weather. This incredible image captures a gigantic lightning bolt as it strikes the side of a mountain. Between 1982 and 2011 an average of 54 Americans died a year as a result of lightning strikes.

Source: Daily Mail March 18, 2021 12:01 UTC