Robinson wandering around outside in the field near his house (apparently looking for his chicken), swinging around his aluminum cane, and then taking shelter under the only tree when it began to rain was evidently too tempting for the lightning, which struck him to the ground.
For 20 minutes, he lay unconscious, before waking up and stumbling back to his house, going to bed for a very well-deserved nap.
But when he woke up in the evening, he discovered he could see and hear once again.
He was later examined by his doctor, who confirmed he had regained both his sight and his hearing, and probably survived the blast due to the rubber-soled shoes he had been wearing.
