A Shocking Encounter: Electrocuted in Snow | Ep. 36

Summary

The Miracle Files: Episode 36 Summary

Title: A Shocking Encounter: Electrocuted in Snow
Release Date: June 16, 2025
Hosts: Holly Worthington & Emily Jones
Description: In this gripping episode, Holly and Emily delve into a true-life story of survival against the odds, exploring themes of divine intervention, faith, and the mysterious workings of miracles.

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Introduction to Eileen Whitaker's Story

The episode begins with Emily Jones recounting the harrowing experience of 19-year-old Eileen Whitaker in the spring of 1970. Seeking adventure and a summer job, Eileen joins Taguati Lodge in the Teton Mountains near Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Accompanied by her colleague, Lane, she embarks on what would become a life-altering ordeal.

The Fateful Snowmobile Ride

Eileen and Lane discover an old snowmobile on the lodge grounds. Eager for excitement, Lane decides to hotwire the machine despite its apparent disrepair. As Emily narrates, [03:57] Lane describes the moment the snowmobile roars to life:
"And as the two sped off, the sunlight glinted on the snow and the thrill of the ride masked the danger that lay ahead."

The ride is filled with joy and exhilaration until they decide to tackle a hill. Lane urges Eileen to follow his tracks, leading her into a perilous situation.

The Electrocution Incident

As Eileen maneuvers the snowmobile, the machine unexpectedly wobbles, and the snow gives way beneath her. [06:43] Emily Jones details the critical moment:
"Eileen felt the snowmobile wobble. She clutched the handlebars tightly as the snow gave way beneath her."

Suddenly, Eileen is plunged into a three-foot-deep puddle of icy water, with the snowmobile's exposed spark plug wires dangerously close. In a desperate attempt to lift the heavy machine, Eileen makes contact with the spark plug, resulting in a severe electric shock. [08:05] Lane recounts his terrifying experience:
"And all of a sudden I was getting a very severe electric shock. And I couldn't let go of my hands. They were glued... I screamed, and then I was unconscious."

Miraculous Survival and Mysterious Aftermath

When Lane regains consciousness, he finds himself six feet away from the snowmobile in the snow, bewildered by his sudden removal from the scene. Eileen, meanwhile, remains unconscious and later discovers she has sustained severe internal injuries, evident only by the black bruises spreading across her body.

[09:13] Lane shares his confusion upon waking:
"When I started to come to a little while, I could hear a voice off in the distance calling my name."

Eileen's sudden relocation and the inexplicable presence of the spark plug in her hand baffle both her and the Arctic Cat Snowmachine Company experts who investigate the incident. Despite Eileen’s insistence that she is fine, her bruises and internal burns reveal the extent of her injuries.

Divine Intervention and Faith

As Eileen struggles to comprehend her survival, her father offers a profound perspective. [19:15] Eileen's Father explains:
"What happened was you weren't supposed to die. And your guardian angel grabbed you and pulled you away from that machine and left the spark plug as a calling card to let you know that your angel had been there."

This revelation brings Eileen peace, reinforcing her belief in divine intervention. [19:44] Lane reflects on the experience:
"The more I thought about that, the more I thought, that's the only explanation there is. ... That I was saved."

Eileen’s Lasting Impact and Reflections on Miracles

Decades later, Eileen acknowledges the day’s significance in shaping her faith and understanding of miracles. Her experience serves as a testament to the power of faith and the mysterious ways miracles manifest in everyday lives. [20:36] Eileen shares her insights:
"I don't think miracles are random things. ... If it's that kind of a miracle, it's because we still have a purpose that hasn't been yet fulfilled."

Host Reflections and Audience Engagement

Towards the end of the episode, Holly and Emily discuss the scientific and spiritual aspects of Eileen's story, addressing listener questions and sharing their own thoughts on the miracle. They emphasize the rarity of such events and the importance of recognizing divine signs in unforeseen circumstances.

[23:35] Holly Worthington muses:
"What a crazy thing to happen to you. Like, who knew you could be electrocuted by a snowmobile?"

[25:13] Holly continues:
"And it takes special tool strength that you can't just pull out and put in like you do with a plug. So it's really incredible that she... was found the way she was found."

Conclusion: Embracing Miracles in Daily Life

The episode concludes with a reflection on how miracles, whether grand or subtle, play a pivotal role in guiding individuals through life's challenges. Eileen's story exemplifies resilience and the enduring belief in a higher power's presence during moments of crisis.

[22:54] Emily Jones summarizes:
"Miracles rarely arrive as we expect. They're not always grand or immediate. Sometimes the miracle is simply the faith that rises from the ashes of heartbreak."

Holly and Emily encourage listeners to seek and recognize miracles in their own lives, fostering a community grounded in faith, hope, and divine intervention.

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps:

• [03:57] Lane: "And as the two sped off, the sunlight glinted on the snow and the thrill of the ride masked the danger that lay ahead."

• [08:05] Lane: "And all of a sudden I was getting a very severe electric shock. And I couldn't let go of my hands. They were glued... I screamed, and then I was unconscious."

• [09:13] Lane: "When I started to come to a little while, I could hear a voice off in the distance calling my name."

• [19:15] Eileen's Father: "What happened was you weren't supposed to die. And your guardian angel grabbed you and pulled you away from that machine and left the spark plug as a calling card to let you know that your angel had been there."

• [20:36] Eileen: "I don't think miracles are random things. ... If it's that kind of a miracle, it's because we still have a purpose that hasn't been yet fulfilled."

• [22:54] Emily Jones: "Miracles rarely arrive as we expect. They're not always grand or immediate. Sometimes the miracle is simply the faith that rises from the ashes of heartbreak."

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This episode of The Miracle Files offers a profound exploration of faith, survival, and the enigmatic nature of miracles. Through Eileen's story, listeners are reminded of the unseen forces that can intervene in our lives, offering hope and redemption even in the darkest of times.

Transcript

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[Emily Jones]

Eileen felt the snowmobile wobble. She clutched the handlebars tightly as the snow gave way beneath her.

[Lane]

The machine was still running, but the nose of it and my feet were in water and I was leaning over it.

[Emily Jones]

Her feet shifted in the water below her, and then her chest touched the exposed spark plug wires.

[Lane]

And all of a sudden, I was getting a very severe electric shock. And I couldn't let go of my hands. They were glued. And my first thought was, I'm dying. And I screamed, and then I was unconscious.

[Emily Jones]

This is the Miracle Files. I'm Emily Jones.

[Holly Worthington]

And I'm Holly Worthington. We're two sisters who love a captivating true story. But we're also seeking more light in our lives.

[Emily Jones]

So we're on a mission to find and share unforgettable, uplifting stories of God's miracles. We hope you'll join us on this journey.

[Holly Worthington]

Welcome back to the Miracle Files. Before we get started with today's episode, I just have to say we know we have a lot of listeners out there that we've never met before. And so if you ever happen to see us somewhere, please come up and introduce yourselves. And I'm sorry. I will apologize in advance. I know I'm super awkward, so.

[Listener]

She is a little.

Forgive her.

[Holly Worthington]

I really am.

[Listener]

No, she's great.

[Holly Worthington]

No, you're not kidding. It's okay. But we also love it when you send us messages, so keep those coming, too. And like Ann Werricks, I hope that's how you say your last name. She's from Belgium. Just this week, we had a great conversation, so keep those messages coming as well. We're inspired by your stories and your faith, and we love it.

[Listener]

Yeah, they mean a lot to us, so.

[Holly Worthington]

They do.

[Listener]

All right, well, we better get to today's episode. Yeah, like all of our episodes, it's. This one's a little different, but it's so good.

[Holly Worthington]

I think we say that every time, but this really is such an unusual one. And I knew snowmobiles were dangerous, but I didn't know that they were dangerous in this particular way.

[Listener]

So, yeah, I didn't either.

[Holly Worthington]

I learned something new.

[Listener]

Yeah, for sure. But we don't want to give too much away, so let's jump in.

[Holly Worthington]

Okay, let's get to it.

[Emily Jones]

A summer job and an adventure all in one. How could 19 year old Eileen Whitaker resist? In the spring of 1970, she left home to work at Taguati Lodge, nestled in the majestic Teton Mountains near Jackson Hole, Wyoming. And she didn't arrive alone.

[Lane]

There were a couple other people that I knew that had been hired to work up there too. One was a young man. I was excited he was going to be there too. And we went up early before the season began later in May to prepare the lodge and clean the cabins and outbuildings and do whatever it took before the season opened.

[Emily Jones]

Because of the high altitude of Taguati Lodge, much of the surrounding ground still remained blanketed in wet snow. The young man who Eileena was excited to spend time with was named Lane. One sunny day, as she and Lane ventured outside and explored the grounds of the lodge, Lane spotted an old snowmobile, a relic of winter's past, sitting there in the melting snow. With a spark of excitement in his eyes, Lane suggested they take it for a spin.

[Lane]

And it obviously hadn't been used for a while. It didn't have a cover over the engine, but he wanted to try it out. So he asked the owners there at the lodge if he and I could go for a ride on it. And they said sure, but we've got to make sure it's working. And they didn't have a key, so we was going to have to hotwire.

[Emily Jones]

It to go with some rigging of the wires. Lane attempted to hotwire the snowmobile's exposed engine. It seemed pretty futile to try to get it running, but as Lane's fingers connected a wire, the snowmobile's engine suddenly roared to life. Lane and Eileen celebrated, not realizing how this one act would set their fate in motion, Lane climbed onto the snowmobile, beckoning for Eileen to sit on the back of the seat behind him. With the loud hum of the engine in her ears and cool air filling her lungs, Eileen wrapped her arms around Lane's waist. As the two sped off, the sunlight glinted on the snow and the thrill of the ride masked the danger that lay ahead.

[Lane]

So we went out and it was a gorgeous day. It was warm, but there was still a lot of snow. Because it was warm, the snow was melting, and as we started out on our ride, I was sitting in the back and he was driving. We would notice that every once in a while without being able to see it. There were soft spots in the snow where the snow was melting and the snow machine had kind of fall down in a little bit and he'd have to get out and lift it up, out. But we were going around down on the level plains and just having a lot of fun. But he wanted to go up high on the hill and with both of us on the machine on the soft snow, it wouldn't go up high.

[Emily Jones]

As Lane and Eileen ascended a hill, the snow became more and more challenging, with soft spots lurking beneath the surface. Lane asked Eileen to get off so he could scout ahead.

[Lane]

He said, get off for a minute, Let me just drive up there and look around. And so I jumped off the machine and stood there waiting for him. And he came back down after a while, probably about five minutes and exclaiming, jeff, so gorgeous up there. The view of the Tetons was spectacular. He'd never seen anything like that. And he said, you've got to go do it.

[Emily Jones]

Lane got off and Eileen climbed onto the snowmobile. Excitement filled her chest at the chance to drive the snowmobile herself. But before she drove off, Lane warned her.

[Lane]

He said, now just follow my tracks in the snow because I didn't hit any of those soft spots. So just follow right on my tracks and you'll be just fine. So I said I'd do that. So I took off and started up. And he was right. It was amazingly beautiful up there. At one point, his tracks had gone around a tree and I went around the tree, but I went just a little bit further off, around his tracks, around the tree, and then he had gone.

[Emily Jones]

Eileen felt the snowmobile wobble. She clutched the handlebars tightly as the snow gave way beneath her. With a sudden plunge, the snowmobile sank into a gaping hole. At the bottom of the hole stood a three foot deep puddle of water where the snow had melted. And there in the icy water, Eileen found herself trapped.

[Lane]

The machine was still running, but the nose of it and my feet were in water, so I didn't know what to do. It's a heavy thing. I got off it and was standing next to it and decided I had to lift it up out of this little pool that I was in that was so heavy and I was really struggling. So my position was I had my hands locked on the handlebars and I was leaning over it and wasn't straddling it, but in the middle of it as much as I could be.

[Emily Jones]

Summoning all the strength that a skinny 19 year old could muster, Eileen attempted to lift the heavy machine. Her heart pounding, she leaned further over the snowmobile's exposed engine, bending down toward the spark plug. Somehow she had to get more leverage. Her feet shifted in the water below her, and then her chest touched the exposed spark plug wires.

[Lane]

So I was leaning over the machine, trying with all my strength to lift it up. And all of a sudden I was getting a very severe electric shock. And I couldn't let go of my hands. They were glued. You know how you've heard that if you're in an electric shock, you are frozen and you can't unclench, you can't move? And so I was feeling this tremendous shock. And my first thought was, I'm dying. I know I'm dying. And then my second thing was I just kind of saw my mommy's face, my mother's face. And then, you know how you've heard stories about how your life flashes before your eyes? I kind of had that experience. But it wasn't like a movie of events happening. It was just sort of like, this is you and it was ending. And I screamed and then I was unconscious.

[Emily Jones]

For Eileen, the world went black. No one is sure exactly how long Eileen continued to be electrocuted or how long she lay there unconscious. But the events that followed were astonishing.

[Lane]

When I started to come to a little while, I could hear a voice off in the distance calling my name. And I realized that I was lying in the snow and I was at least 6ft away from the snow machine. I was out in the snow, not in my puddle anymore. Not in the puddle.

[Emily Jones]

The last thing Eileen remembered was being locked onto the snowmobile. When she came to, she glanced around. Her snowmobile was dead. And that seemed strange enough. But even stranger was that somehow she was no longer near the snowmobile at all. Confession. Confusion clouded her mind. Lane's voice echoed in the distance, calling her name. She didn't know why, but she didn't want to respond. She closed her eyes. For some reason, a strange anger pulsed through her veins.

[Lane]

It wasn't an anger like I wanted to yell and scream. It was just this kind of deep, seething anger.

[Listener]

And I could hear this voice calling my name. And I knew it was my friend trying to find me, find out what had happened. But I didn't want to answer him.

[Lane]

And I just was angry that he was even calling my name. It was just not logical reaction. So finally he approached me and I was lying There in the snow. And I didn't. I didn't want to move. I don't know if I couldn't move. I just didn't want to move. I was just lying there. I still had my eyes closed.

[Emily Jones]

Lane rushed to Eileen and asked her if she was all right. Eileen didn't respond. Lane gently nudged Eileen with his foot to see if she was alive or conscious again. More urgently, he asked if she was alright. Through gritted teeth, Eileen responded that she was fine. She finally opened her eyes, but continued to feel the strangest feeling that she could only describe as anger. Lane walked over and lifted the snowmobile out of the hole. And for some reason, watching Lane lift the snowmobile so easily made Aileen feel even more angry. It wasn't rational.

[Lane]

Anybody that knows me knows I'm a person that doesn't get mad easily either. So I. That's the only way I can explain this emotion that was going on inside of me. It was too much electricity.

[Emily Jones]

Lane needed to hotwire the snowmobile again, but the spark plug was missing. He began to search through the snow.

[Listener]

And he was looking and looking and he looked so confused. And then I realized I was clenching something in my hand. And I looked at my hand and it was a spark plug in my hand. And so I said, is this what you're looking for? Handed up the thing, and he looked over. Then he was even more confused. I don't know how it got in my hand. I assumed that somehow I had let go of the handlebar and pulled out the spark plug. But that didn't seem logical either.

[Emily Jones]

Truth be told, Eileen didn't care how she'd gotten the spark plug in her hand. The bizarre feeling of anger overrode any other thoughts or emotions. Lane took the spark plug from Eileen's hand, a look of bewilderment on his face. He tried replacing the spark plug, but he couldn't get it back in or get the snowmobile working.

[Listener]

He said, can you walk? And I said, I don't think so.

[Emily Jones]

Eileen's legs didn't seem to work. Lane tried to think about what to do. Finally, he came up with a plan. He got Eileen seated on the snowmobile. He pushed the snowmobile until it was angled down the mountainside, then jumped onto the snowmobile himself. Soon the machine was gliding down the hillside like a sled. They rode the snowmobile about a half a mile until they reached flat ground. Unfortunately, they still had over a mile to go before they'd be back at the lodge again. Lane asked if Eileen could walk.

[Listener]

I Said no. And he said, well, he was going to have to walk back to the lodge and get something to put the spark plug back in and to hotwire it. He said, are you okay? And I said, yes. And so he took off.

[Emily Jones]

Eileen wasn't sure why she was saying she was okay when she really wasn't. But her brain seemed so foggy. As Lane disappeared from sight, so did Eileen's consciousness. Once again, she passed out. Eileen remembers little after that until she arrived back at the lodge. All she knows is that she was fading in and out of consciousness. Back at the lodge, with Eileen still insisting she was fine, Lane didn't realize the extent of her injuries. Eileen hiked upstairs to her bedroom and immediately passed out again. She slept all through the night and all the next morning.

[Lane]

I wasn't aware of anything until somebody was shaking me on my shoulder, and I turned over and saw another girl that was an employee there. I rolled over towards her and looked at her, and she screamed and ran out of the room.

[Emily Jones]

Eileen had no idea why the girl had screamed when she looked at her, but everything felt hazy. She closed her eyes again. Soon, a manager appeared in Eileen's bedroom, a look of shock on her face as well.

[Lane]

The lady, my manager, looked at me and said, what on earth happened to you? And I wasn't angry anymore that had gone away, but I was just shaking like this. Just shaking, shaking. I had probably been shaking the day before, too, but wasn't aware of it. And so I told her what had happened with the snow machine and that I told her that I'd pulled the spark plug out, and she looked confused. And she said, you know, there are some men here who have arrived this morning that are with the Sno Cat Snow machine Company, and they have arrived to test out some prototypes of their machines. And she said, I'm going to send them up to talk to you. Is that okay? And I said, yes. So they came up, and I'm lying there in bed, and I don't know why everybody's looking at me so strange. I know the story was kind of strange, but I didn't know why they were looking at me so strange.

[Emily Jones]

Hearing Eileen's story, the experts from the Arctic Cat Snowmachine Company were astounded.

[Lane]

And they said, you were standing up to your knees in water. And I said, yes. You were locked in position trying to.

[Listener]

Lift the snow machine.

[Lane]

Yes. And then they looked at each other and they said, well, first of all, if you were in contact with that spark plug, that spark plug has a lot more amps to it than a regular spark plug that would be in a car. If you're standing in water and you're locked in position, you really should be dead. And they said, so how did you get six feet away from the snow machine in the snow? I said, I have no idea.

[Emily Jones]

Eileen suggested that maybe the electrical shock had thrown her from the snowmobile. That was the only thing she could think of. But the snowmobile experts shook their heads.

[Lane]

And they said, if you're locked in position, you couldn't have been thrown. And then they said, so how did you get the spark plug out?

[Listener]

And I said, I don't know. It was just in my hand. And then I noticed for the first time that there was a burn on.

[Lane]

My hand that went from my thumb.

[Listener]

Through to the other side of my hand.

[Lane]

It was burned on both sides. And I said, I don't know again.

[Emily Jones]

The snowmobile experts looked at each other in disbelief.

[Lane]

And then they explained to me that to. To put a spark plug in and to take one out takes a special tool. You can't just pull it out and put it in like you do with a plug. That doesn't happen. And it takes strength in this special screw thing to get it out. So how I had it out, they had no idea. So they were baffled. And I was baffled.

[Emily Jones]

With no answers and only confusion, the Arctic Cat team finally left Eileen's room. She mustered some strength and dragged herself out of bed.

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[Emily Jones]

She wandered over to the mirror and gasped. She finally understood why everyone had reacted to her like they had.

[Lane]

I got up and looked at myself. And the reason they had been so shocked everybody is because I had two very black eyes. It had, for some reason, had broken the capillaries in my eyes.

[Emily Jones]

When a person gets electrocuted, it doesn't just happen. In that moment, the internal burning goes on for days. Eileen continued to tell everyone she was fine. But as the next few days passed, a solid black bruise spread from Eileen's knees to her waist. She covered the bruises with clothes so no one could see them for at least a week. She trembled almost uncontrollably. She knew she probably needed medical attention, but she didn't want this experience to ruin her summer. More than anything, she just wanted to put the experience behind her.

[Lane]

I tried to write a letter to a friend and tell her what had happened. And after I had finished the letter.

[Listener]

I said, you know what? I don't want to talk about this anymore or say anything more to anybody, but my parents should know this happened. Would you mind calling him? She lived in the same town my parents. Would you mind calling him and telling him this? And then I sent off the letter. So a few days later, I got a call. It was my mom and dad very, very concerned.

[Emily Jones]

Eileen told them the story of what had happened, but she also told them she had no explanation for how she ended up six feet away from the snowmobile with the spark plug in her hand. She described how the snowmobile experts had also been completely perplexed.

[Listener]

And my dad, my sweet dad, said, well, I know what happened. And he was more mechanical than I was, so I thought he was going to come up with a good idea of how I got the smart plug out.

[Emily Jones]

Eileen waited for her dad's response, but it was not at all what she thought he was going to say. Instead, it was much more profound.

[Listener]

And he said, what happened was you weren't supposed to die.

[Lane]

And your guardian angel grabbed you and pulled you away from that machine and left the spark plug as a calling card to let you know that your angel had been there.

[Emily Jones]

Eileen sat silent for a moment, letting those words sink in. At first, Eileen was surprised at the thought. But then she felt the Holy Spirit whisper to her that her father's words were true.

[Lane]

The more I thought about that, the more I thought, that's the only explanation there is. There's no other explanation. That our KitKat men certainly didn't have an explanation. They were baffled. And so I think about it now. I still get kind of emotional.

[Listener]

That I was saved.

[Emily Jones]

Eileen's bruises and tremors gradually faded over that summer in the Tetons. But the echoes of that fateful day still linger in her heart. Over 50 years later, she knows she was given a second chance, a breath of life, and a story that would forever define her spirit. And over the years, the faith gained from this experience has brought Eileen through some tough times, and her understanding of miracles has expanded.

[Listener]

I don't think they happen randomly. I don't think miracles are random things. I think if we are blessed with a miracle in our lives, it's because we still have a purpose that hasn't been yet fulfilled. If it's that kind of a miracle. My first husband passed away from cancer, and he had had colon cancer and had surgery and biopsied 22 surrounding tissues.

[Lane]

And it all came out clear.

[Listener]

And my doctor said, this is great. He's supposed to still be here. Those were his words. But then within three years, it had metastasized somehow, some little cell somewhere, and it had metastasized into his lungs and his liver. And as I watched him suffering through this cancer, by the time we found it again, the oncologist said there really wasn't a lot they could do.

[Lane]

So as his cancer was progressing and his condition was getting worse, and I was pondering on miracles, and we were studying the New Testament at the time and all of the miracles. And so in my prayers, I would very often tell the Lord that my faith was sufficient for a miracle to happen on my husband's behalf. I also knew that he was in charge of everything and that I wanted his will to be done. But I would use that phrase oftenly. My faith is sufficient. My faith is sufficient. And one day, when I was alone and had said one of those prayers, the thoughts came, Somebody speaking to my mind, answering, saying, sometimes it takes more faith to let somebody go than it does to receive the miracle. And I knew at that time that he was going to go.

[Emily Jones]

This wasn't the answer Eileen wanted, but as much as she wished for her husband's recovery, she accepted God's will.

[Lane]

And so my thought was at the time that miracles happen to strengthen something the Lord wants to still happen in this life has not yet happened. And something divine needs to intercede to keep you going until you fulfilled whatever it was that has not yet happened.

[Emily Jones]

Miracles rarely arrive as we expect. They're not always grand or immediate. Sometimes the miracle is simply the faith that rises from the ashes of heartbreak. Eileen's testimony is a quiet, radiant strength, an enduring belief shaped by sorrow, yet filled with God's grace. She knows angels have walked beside her, guiding and comforting her through life's darkest hours. And even now, after all she's endured, Eileen smiles. When she was recalls the summer of 1970, the moment when an angel left her a spark plug as a calling card and saved her life.

[Holly Worthington]

So much to unpack from this story. I mean, first of all, what a crazy thing to happen to you. Like, who knew you could be electrocuted by a snowmobile?

[Listener]

I had no idea. I mean, I would probably worry about getting lost or, you Know, being stuck in an avalanche.

[Holly Worthington]

Avalanche.

[Listener]

Never would have thought that you could get electrocuted. That wasn't on my radar. No. You know what was so interesting to me in this episode is how shocked the experts were that she got thrown from the snowmobile, because.

[Holly Worthington]

No pun intended.

[Listener]

Good one.

But, yeah, no, like, just thinking about, like, my extensive knowledge on being electrified. Which are electrocuted. Electrocuted. Which all comes from Jurassic park when they turn on their defense fence.

[Lane]

Oh, my God.

[Listener]

And the kid is, like, blown off the fence. So I'm, like, in my head picturing this woman just getting blown off the snowmobile. So I'm. I'm not sure why that was such a shock to them. Yeah.

[Holly Worthington]

I did some research on this because I had the same question, and I was like, what happened there? Like, why was she locked onto the snowmobile like that? And apparently some electrical charges will just make it. So you get locked on because it contracts your muscles and you can't let go. And so this is what happened to her. And apparently it's really rare, but sometimes those muscles can become fatigued enough that you would, like, let go and get thrown off. But once you latch on, it's really hard to let go. And the fact that she was lifted up out of this hole.

[Listener]

Yeah.

[Holly Worthington]

And then carried six feet away and with the spark plug in her hand.

[Lane]

Yeah.

[Listener]

When did she have an opportunity in between being electrocuted to, like, grab the spark plug? I mean.

[Holly Worthington]

Right. And those spark plugs can be tough to remove, even with a tool. So it's really incredible that she, number one, wasn't killed, and number two, that she was found the way she was found.

[Listener]

And it's so interesting that she remembers, you know, gripping on. She has no memory of the spark plug, so it's.

[Holly Worthington]

No. Yeah. Last thing she remembers, she just gripped on and she couldn't let go of those handlebars.

[Listener]

So it's a mystery. It's amazing. So it is. One thing that drove me absolutely crazy in this story is why she never went. Got medical help like no one else.

Oh, my gosh.

[Holly Worthington]

I know. I thought the same thing. I was like, somebody get this girl some medical attention.

[Listener]

Poor thing.

[Holly Worthington]

It was so crazy to me. But at the same time, I'm like, she kept telling everyone she was fine, and I think they didn't realize. I bet they had no idea that you can still be burned for days, like, internally after being electrocuted. So they probably just believed her that she was doing okay.

[Listener]

Well, and it's not like in those days, you could just hop on the Internet or consult with Dr. Chatgpt.

[Holly Worthington]

Like, they were like you do all the time.

[Listener]

I do every day. But, no, they had no idea that she was so severely hurt. And she said, she's fine.

[Emily Jones]

She went back to work the next day.

[Listener]

So she's just lucky that it wasn't more serious, permanent damage caused in her.

[Holly Worthington]

She's so fortunate, so blessed that it wasn't worse. And another thing I was thinking about. I have to ask you, Emily, did you think about this, too? Like, that maybe it was a tree? Well, you remember our tree. Well, story. Did you think about that?

[Listener]

No, I hadn't thought about that. Do you think, like, she was trapped in a tree? Well, you think that's what it was?

[Holly Worthington]

I don't know. Like, it kind of sounds like it to me. Like it was a hole near the tree. And if you don't know what we're talking about, we did an episode, like, I don't know, a while back where there was a snowboarder who got stuck in a tree. Well. So, yeah, I don't know. It sounds like it definitely could have been a tree. Well, or at least the result of being near the tree. You know, maybe.

[Listener]

Moral of the story is just avoid any trees that are in the snow and you'll be good.

[Holly Worthington]

Yeah. Unless you're Santa Claus. Then you can Santa Claus.

[Listener]

He's got magic and he's big and fat. He'll be fine. But you should avoid the tree whales.

[Holly Worthington]

Politically incorrect.

[Listener]

I'm so sorry, Santa. I love you.

[Holly Worthington]

Moving on. Okay. Anyway, so before we end on the serious side, we have got to talk about what happened with Eileen's husband and what she said about that. Like. Yeah, that was really touching to me.

[Emily Jones]

Yeah, it was to me, too.

[Listener]

We, you know, we go through these really hard things in our lives, but I just love how she said that it takes more faith to let someone.

[Holly Worthington]

Go than to get a miracle. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I think faith is so powerful, but at the same time, if you don't receive a miracle, it's not because you didn't have enough faith.

[Emily Jones]

No.

[Holly Worthington]

So, anyway, we want to thank you all for joining us today. We appreciate every single one of you who listens and shares this podcast and is helping us to spread these positive stories throughout the world. Thank you for joining us. If you have a miracle to share, contact us@themerical files.com or find us on Facebook.

[Emily Jones]

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[Holly Worthington]

Join us next time as we discover more of God's miracles. And don't forget to look for his light in your own lives.

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