TAMPA, Fla. - A father and daughter are lucky to be alive after they were struck by lightning outside a spring training game for the New York Yankees Saturday during a stormy weather pattern in Florida.Ashley and her father, John Moberg, were in the parking lot outside Steinbrenner Field when they saw a flash, heard a bang and the next moments became a blur."All of a sudden there was such a bright flash and a loud boom, almost like a bomb went off.
And then I was flying through the air. My ears were ringing. I saw my dad hit his head on the ground, and he was unconscious and paralyzed, so I thought he was dead," Ashley Milberg told FOX Weather.Her dad was alive but temporarily knocked unconscious by the force of Mother Nature."Well, I didn’t realize lightning had struck, I felt like I was in a dream.
I woke up with my face in the mud but totally unable to move," John Moberg said.Paramedics transported the Chicagoans to an area hospital, where they were treated for their injuries.HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHER ON TV"It’s like when somebody rubs their socks on the floor and gives you a static shock, but over your whole body.
There was this electrical burning smell like wires got fried. Aside from that, I didn’t feel much, and I didn’t really feel anything in the moment because you’re in so much shock," Ashley saidAfter doctors gave the Mobergs the OK to be discharged, the duo returned to the area where the lightning struck to see if they could recount the incident."I went to look for the necklace that melted off.