A 35-year old footballer has died after being struck by lightning during a friendly match.
The Indonesian footballer, who has been identified as Septain Raharj was playing in the match between 2 FLO FC Bandung and FBI Subang when the tragedy, that was captured on camera, occurred.
The incident reportedly occurred at around 4.20pm on Saturday.
In a video that has been shared online, the footballer was isolated from other players when the the lightening struck.
He could be seen collapsing as other players rushed to him.
It is reported that he was breathing after the incident but was pronounced dead after arriving in hospital.
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Following the the incident, several Indonesian teams maintained a moment of silence in the memory of the deceased.
Daily mail reported that Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency’s (BMKG) analysis saidd the lightning came from was just 300m above the stadium when it struck the footballer.
Quite astonishingly, this is not the first time that a footballer in Indonesia was struck by lightning mid-match in recent times. In 2023, a youngster in Bojonegoro, East Java was struck by lightning during the Soeratin U-13 Cup.
He suffered a cardiac arrest and was immediately taken to hospital for treatment. The boy was revived and regained consciousness after 20 minutes.
