I was at summer camp a couple years ago and since it was a camp for military kids, we had a helicoptor fly into the field near the main lodge so the pilot could talk with us about it. Unfortunately, a thunderstorm came around quickly, and a few feet away from the entire group, a bolt of lightning struck and we quickly shuffled into the main lodge.
By far, the scariest encounter I've ever had with lightning is when we were driving through St. Louis. We had just past the Gateway Arch when we got onto the interstate, a rod of lightning struck next to our car. Literally, it was right next to it. Just hope that's as close as I'll ever get to lightning again.