Alabama Student Hit by lightning.

"A college freshman was struck by lightning on the first day of classes and survived despite a close call with her heart, local news stations WEAR-TV and WKRG reported this week."

Emma Eggler, 18, said doctors told her she was "very lucky" to be alive, as the lightning strike narrowly missed her heart.

On her way out of the hospital, Eggler said her doctors told her she should buy a lottery ticket because she was so lucky. 

"I think I will actually," she told local news reporters the next day.

 (Note: of course she'll have to go to another state for her ticket....Alabama doesn't allow lotteries!)

 (See full Insider story HERE.)