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Here’s The Story

Richard Rogers was an ordinary man, living an ordinary life, until one fateful day in 1995 when a lightning strike would forever change his existence.

Asleep in a hunting cabin with his two sons and a friend, a bolt of lightning tore through the roof, hitting Rogers directly. The impact was so severe it stopped his heart and ignited his body.

Rogers recalls the harrowing incident with a depth of emotion that is palpable. “I didn’t wake up,” he shared with CBS News. “I was dead.”…