Moment New Yorker is struck by lightning as he holds umbrella during thunderstorm... but is able to stagger to fetch help

A lucky New Yorker survived a lightning strike that hit him as he was walking to a dentist appointment in a thunderstorm. Thomas Fahmy was hit by the bolt of electricity last Thursday as he made his way to his car which was parked outside his Staten Island home. CCTV footage showed him walking with his umbrella up in heavy rain. As he walked away from his white picket fence, the lightning came down on him. Within a split-second, Fahmy collapsed onto the ground. But he miraculously survived the strike, and was seen limping back to his home to call for help. He was heard breathlessly saying over and over again: 'Oh my god!' In an interview with local media, Mr Fahmy said: '[It was a] very tense, burning sensation. Tingling, numbness, pain - severe pain in both of my feet.' His neighbour Stephanie Homan, who came to Mr Fahmy's aid, said: 'I heard, "Help me, help me," so I ran to my door and saw him on the ground.' Thomas Fahmy was hit by the bolt of electricity last Thursday as he made his way to his car which was parked outside his Staten Island home As he walked away from his white picket fence, the lightning came down on him Fahmy (pictured) miraculously survived the strike, and was seen limping back to his home to call for helpHe did not suffer any visible burns or major injuries, but was taken to the nearby Northwell Staten Island University Hospital. He stayed there overnight, being monitored by doctors before being released the following day.Mr Fahmy works for US Representative Rep. Nicole Malliotakis's Staten Island office. She released a statement on Monday about Mr Fahmy's condition, which read: 'We are grateful that Thomas, a member of my congressional staff is alive and well after being struck by lightning last week. 'I thank the Good Samaritan who ran to his aid and the medical staff at Staten Island University Hospital who treated him.'Mr Fahmy, who says he is a man of faith, said the experience changed his outlook on life. He said: 'Just to appreciate life, smile and breathe fresh air once in a while and don't let life overwhelm you.'According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, around 37 million lightning strikes hit the US every year.But the odds of being struck are less than one in a million. On top of this, around 90 per cent of all people hit by lightning survive. Sadly in Florida, a mother's two-year-old child was killed by a lightning strike last month. Kenya Glasgow, 31, was walking down the street in Margate, near Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with her two-year-old daughter, Kennedi, when a thunderstorm broke out on August 23.They were struck just before 2.30pm, and a resident called 911 after finding them on the sidewalk in the area of 7941 Northwest 1st Street, police have previously told the Daily Mail.In harrowing audio from the dispatch calls police obtained, at least one woman could be heard screaming.'Oh my God, somebody just got struck by lightning!' the woman said in the call obtained by NBC South Florida.'A lady and her baby just got struck by lightning. They're down,' another caller reported, while a third described the devastation at the scene.'I heard somebody yelling and I jumped up and there was a big... a woman and a baby on the ground. They looked like they were getting out of the car, and it's lightning really bad,' a woman could be heard telling dispatch officers.'The people are losing their minds,' the woman continued. 'That's why I'm on the phone with you. They're on the ground. There's a baby and a woman.' 'Oh my God, please, God, Jesus, please, protect this family, give them the strength,' the caller then prayed.Officers from the Margate Police Department then responded along with Margate Fire Rescue and immediately began attempting CPR on the mother and child.When their efforts were unsuccessful, Kenya was rushed to North Broward Medical Center, while Kennedi was taken to Broward Health Medical Center.'Tragically, despite the life-saving efforts of first responders and medical personnel, both victims were pronounced deceased shortly after arriving at the hospitals,' police said.