Visitor Survives Lightning Strike

On the afternoon of Monday, August 27th, a visitor was struck by lightning at Bryce Point Overlook. The victim, a 40-year-old man from England, was standing at the far end of the point during a storm which computer data indicates produced seven lightning strikes in the park. Responding rangers completed a rapid evacuation to an awaiting ambulance. The man was eventually flown to a hospital in Salt Lake, where he is recovering from burns and associated trauma.