Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) issued a message this week celebrating the survival of one of her staffers after he was struck by lightning in New York.

Thomas Fahmy was struck by lightning last week while walking to his dentist appointment in Staten Island. He initially collapsed, feeling “tingling, numbness, pain, severe pain, in both my feet,” but his screams managed to alert a nearby resident. Stephanie Homan heard his cry for help and called 911. Fahmy was rushed to the hospital, where he stayed overnight before being released, completely unscathed.