A 26-year-old fighter survived an encounter with a bear and a…

A 26-year-old fighter survived an encounter with a bear and a lightning strike on the Altai: the boot took most of the discharge, reports kp.ru.

Consensus

The event occurred during a vacation of a 26-year-old Russian special operations soldier and marine from Altai.
The soldier was riding a horse to scare off a bear that approached his yak herd.
A lightning strike hit a nearby tree and then struck both the horse and the soldier.
The horse absorbed most of the electrical charge and died instantly.
The soldier lost consciousness, suffered burns and paralysis, and regained consciousness under the dead horse.
He performed self-cardiac massage after a heart stoppage.
He crawled about one kilometer to reach a road.
A relative found him and transported him to medical help.
He was hospitalized in critical condition and underwent resuscitation and treatment for severe burns.
He fully recovered and was discharged from the hospital.

The soldier was rescued by his uncle, who drove him to medical personnel. — vesti
The soldier was first taken to the river on a horse by a relative, then transferred to a boat, and finally brought to the hospital. — riamo
The soldier shared details of the incident with KP.RU. — vesti
The story was reported by KP.RU. — riamo