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There was a strike at a boy scout camp recently that left several people injured although none critically. The scouts had all huddled under a tent in a wooded campsite area. Lightning struck a tall tree at the edge of the campsite, traveled through the ground underneath the scouts, and exited via another nearby tree. The scouts, and leaders all had signs of being struck including tingling, muscle cramps, and spider web pattern burns on their skin. They were all under a tent in a campsite in a wooded area. If lightning is going to strike, it will strike. It doesn't care where you are.
I personally have almost been struck twice. Once when I was young, I went to open the back door of the house to let the dog in. Lightning struck the big Willow Tree, came though that and blasted a chunk of the back step apart. The only injury I suffered were cuts from the exploding concrete steps. The second time I was in bed at another house when I felt tingling. As I got up I witness lightning strike the well head just outside my bedroom window. The lightning also came into the house as well, causing a small fire near my bedroom window.
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