ARGENTINA (KABC) -- Dramatic video captured in Argentina shows the moment a lightning bolt narrowly missed a 12-year-old boy in his own backyard.
Carolina Kotur was inside her home and recording her son playing in the rain in their backyard.
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The video begins with the boy holding his umbrella as rain water rushes from a downspout.
The boy steps out onto the lawn and into a puddle of water. Shortly afterward, there is a flash of light. Kotur shrieks and the video suddenly stops.
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The lightning bolt struck a tree right behind the boy and ignited a backyard fence.
Fortunately, the boy was not seriously injured.
Kotur said she shared the video so that other moms can see how dangerous playing in the rain can be.
