An American Airlines passenger is recovering after being struck by a bolt of lightning after exiting a plane.
The incident took place on the tarmac of Columbia Metropolitan Airport.
The CRJ-900 regional jet which was flying from Hartford, C.T. to Charlotte had been diverted to Columbia due to bad weather.
A spokesman for the carrier said the female passenger had just deplaned when she was hit by the lightning strike.
Columbia airport spokeswoman Kaela Harmon called it a freak accident.
"It is truly the most random thing I have ever heard,” Harmon said.
The woman was taken to a local hospital where she was reportedly in a stable condition.
