Texas grandma faces multiple amputations after downed power line sent electric current through ground, burning her and grandson, 6

A Texas boy and his grandma were both badly burned after being shocked by a downed power line that sent powerful electrical currents through the ground. 

Nathan Winters, 6, was with his grandma Charlotte Winters, 56, at her campsite home on Lake Conroe, Texas, last week when they were shocked. 

Both received severe injuries as 18 percent of Nathan's body and over 50 percent of Charlotte's body was burned, and are set to undergo a number of surgeries including Charlotte requiring possible amputation, according to a GoFundMe.  

Nathan's mother Morgan Winters told ABC13 that Charlotte was only pointing out the downed powerline from a distance, and the duo were stood 'far away' from the power line when it struck them. 

Charlotte Winters, 56, (pictured) suffered severe burns across over 50 percent of her body when she was shocked by a downed powerline alongside her grandson 

Nathan Winters, 6, was struck from 'far away' from the power line alongside his grandmother, with both now requiring a number of surgeries and skin grafts 

Nathan and his grandma are both being treated at the Texas Medical Center, with the six-year-old already undergoing his first skin graft on his road to recovery. 

As Morgan wrote in her GoFundMe, the skin graft took healthy skin from Nathan's left thigh to graft onto his right forearm and right shin, and he may undergo another for his left shin. 

'Nathan is now stable but has a long healing journey ahead of him including multiple physical therapy appointments a week,' his mother wrote. 

'Nathan will also have to have weekly outpatient care for his burns. That's not including him having to go through trauma therapy with a psychiatrist and much more.' 

While Nathan may be out of the hospital before long, Charlotte, a supply manager at a nursing and hospice facility, suffered more severe injuries, and is being treated in critical condition. 

The grandmother and grandson were staying at Charlotte's home on a campsite at Lake Conroe, Texas last week when the incident unfolded 

While Nathan can hope to be released from hospital soon after two skin grafts, his grandmother has a tougher road ahead and will remain in the burn unit for at least two months 

Nathan skin had a graft took healthy skin from his left thigh to graft onto his right forearm and right shin, and he may undergo another for his left shin 

Charlotte has been left in critical condition, and her family say she may have to have multiple toes and a finger amputated 

Footage showed the power line being struck by a storm, with the grandma and grandson being shocked without ever touching the line by a process called 'step potential' 

Over 50 percent of her body was burned with both second- and third-degree burns, and she has several major surgeries lined up. 

This includes the possibility of having multiple toes and a finger amputated, and doctors are expecting the 56-year-old to be in the Burn and Trauma unit for over two months before she can be moved to a regular unit. 

It is unclear how far away the boy and grandmother were from the power line when they were shocked, with it believed they were struck by a process called 'step potential.' 

When a power line is downed, electrical currents can ripple through the ground up to 35 feet away, which can send high-voltage currents into a person's foot, through their body and out the other foot as it tries to find ground. 

When they were struck, Morgan said she received a frantic phone call from Charlotte, 'but she wasn't making sense.' 

'Based on what she remembers and what we talked about, it's not like they were within touching distance. Like, they were far away based on what she has said,' she told ABC13. 

When asked what he is most looking forward to after hospital, Nathan responded: 'Seeing my Nana' 

Nathan's mother said that he 'has a long healing journey ahead of him including multiple physical therapy appointments a week' 

The 56-year-old is expected to be in the Burn and Trauma unit for over two months before she can be moved to a regular unit 

An image of one of the skin grafts Nathan underwent in hospital 

Morgan said that as her mother recovers in hospital, the grandmother's only thoughts are with her beloved grandson. 

'She's automatically like, 'Morgan, how is Nathan? How's my baby? How's my baby? And they FaceTime multiple times a day,' Morgan said. 

She added that Facetime was the first time Nathan saw his injuries, and his mom said she had to comfort him after he said he looked 'hideous.' 

When asked on camera what he is most looking forward to when he gets out of hospital, Nathan sweetly responded: 'Seeing my Nana.'