Hikers survive hair-raising close call at 10,000 feet

Hikers Nathan Burke and Toni Braig of Missoula recently found themselves in the middle of a thunderstom at 10,000 feet in the Anaconda Pintler Wilderness and experienced a buzzing sound, hair standing on end and the shock from a cellphone phone — all signs of a very strong electrical field building up on the ground beneath them,” according to Meteorologist and Lightning Safety Specialist John Jensenius. “Those signs usually mean that lightning is going to strike in the immediate area very soon,” Jensenius said. (Photo provided)