A 16-year-old girl survived being struck by lightning and won lottery the following day.

BreAnna Helsel was at her family's Blanchard home was watching thunderstorms on June 6. Rain was entering through an open kitchen window and just as she was about to close the window, she got hit by lightning.

Helsel described the sensation she felt as if her foot fell asleep. She said she saw electricity shoot out of her fingers and into the overhead lights, causing the power to knock out.

The teenager was brought to the Spectrum Health Kelsey Hospital in Lakeview after complaining of a tingling sensation in her arm. The only injuries she received were darkened fingertips on the right hand and damaged muscles that would need therapy.

Hospital employees believed that Helsel was really lucky and suggested that she play the lottery. Her mother Linda Johnson bought the ticket for her the next day and they won $20.