PHOENIX — One of the men struck by lightning last week in Flagstaff is in the process of making a full recovery after a near-death experience atop Arizona’s highest peak.

Scott Courtright was one of two lightning strike victims hiking Humphreys Peak on Oct. 22 and told KTAR News 92.3 FM’s Outspoken with Bruce & Gaydos on Wednesday that he’s “doing great.”

“I felt absolutely nothing,” Courtright said regarding the moments after being struck. “I simply woke up on the ground paralyzed. … I was unconscious for about five minutes at least … and I had no idea what was going on.”

Courtright emphasized that there was no warning before he or the other victim — a man from Canada who he identified as “John” — were struck by the bolts of lightning.

Humphreys Peak is the highest point in the Grand

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