Boy Shocked By Electrical Current While Playing Video Games After House Is Struck By Lightning
On July 7, 2026, a 13-year-old boy named Vladyslav Skuridin was injured when lightning struck his home in Cypress, Texas, a suburb of Houston, while he was playing video games at his computer.
According to a statement from his mother to ABC News, Skuridin immediately felt the electrical shock travel through his entire body. “I felt a shock go through my whole body and I saw a super bright white light,” he recounted. The experience was disorienting; he said he “quickly jolted back” from his desk and felt “super dizzy and confused” in the aftermath.
The lightning strike also produced a deafening explosion of sound. Skuridin described the acoustic trauma: “I kind of just started screaming because there was a super loud boom that made my ears hurt and pop.” The sensory overload—electrical, visual, and auditory—combined to create a traumatic event.
The lightning strike caused additional damage to the residence, igniting a small fire in the house’s attic. Emergency responders arrived on scene and evaluated Skuridin’s condition on site. He did not require hospitalization, though the full extent of his injuries was not detailed in available reporting.
This incident underscores the dangers of severe weather and the unpredictable risks that lightning poses to people and property, even within the perceived safety of one’s home.