A terrifying video of an Indonesian footballer getting hit by lightning has despatched shockwaves throughout the sports activities world. In accordance with reviews in worldwide media, the footballer named Septain Raharja, from Subang, collapsed after the incident throughout a pleasant match on the Siliwangi Stadium in Bandung, West Java on Saturday. The match was on when the incident occurred. The footballer was respiration after being struck by lightning and was rushed to an area hospital however died quickly afterwards, in accordance with Indonesia’s PRFM Information.
The video, capturing the precise second when the 35-year-old Septain Raharja was struck by lightning, has gone viral. In accordance with commonplace.co.uk, Septain Raharja, was competing in a pleasant soccer match between 2 FLO FC Bandung and FBI Subang, when lightning struck him at round 4:20pm native time on Saturday.
Footballer (soccer) useless after being struck by lightning throughout a match in Indonesia
The person, later recognized as Septain Raharja(35), was competing in a pleasant soccer match between 2 FLO FC Bandung and FBI Subang, when lightning struck him at round 4:20pm native time on… pic.twitter.com/rAzB0rHCVi
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After the incident, a number of Indonesian groups maintained a second of silence within the reminiscence of the bereaved.
In accordance with Every day Mail, Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Company’s (BMKG) evaluation mentioned the cloud the lightning got here from was simply 300m above the stadium when it struck the footballer.
Fairly astonishingly, this isn’t the primary time {that a} footballer in Indonesia was struck by lightning mid-match in latest occasions. In 2023, a teen in Bojonegoro, East Java was struck by lightning throughout the Soeratin U-13 Cup.
He suffered a cardiac arrest and was instantly taken to hospital for remedy. The boy was revived and regained consciousness after 20 minutes.
The soccer pitch has been witness to stunning incidents when gamers died on pitch. Most recetly, an Ivory Coast footballer died in March, 2023 after collapsing on the sphere throughout a sport. The 21-year-old Moustapha Sylla was enjoying for Racing Membership Abidjan towards Sol FC (Soccer Membership) throughout the home league sport when the incident occurred.
Even in Indian membership and junior soccer such incidents have occurred.
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