User blog comment:SkyNeon/Is Hunter Zolomon Alive?/@comment-27673963-20171110083304/@comment-33610931-20171110084353

Wouldn't be the first time the Speed Force protected someone:

" It's possible Eobard was in the Speed Force, protecting him like a bomb shelter, keeping him alive and his timeline intact. It's what's known as a 'timeline remnant'. "