Lightning strike during a soccer match

[BMR Genie]

Wow! This is very sad! One died. But at least half of a dozen felt the same survived.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1853377613705933304

 

[BMR Genie]

Looks like this is the player who died. RIP!

Imagine if his family was also in the stadium watching the game. So sad!

 

[charliebrown]

Terrible. High altitude can have more unpredictable lightning strikes. Wonder what the elevation was

 

[BMR Genie]

Terrible. High altitude can have more unpredictable lightning strikes. Wonder what the elevation was

Damn! I just found this.

"The game was quickly canceled after the deadly strike, which came as Bellavista was winning 2-1.

It’s not the first time such an accident happened during a game in the high-altitude region— about 10 years ago, a lightning strike put 21-year-old soccer player Joao Contreras in the hospital with second-degree burns.

In response to the most recent strike, Lucho Duarte, an engineer who also filmed the strike, called for new safety measures to protect the players, including lightning rods"

Lightning strike kills Peruvian soccer player during live TV match in distressing scene

Jose Hugo de la Cruz Meza died on the field Sunday after lightning struck the field in a stunning caught-on-camera incident — and authorities think a metal bracelet he wore might be to blame.

nypost.com

 

[Wagerallsports]

Saw that yesterday

Guess I shouldn’t get so impatient anymore at these high school football games when they delay them

 

[Tanko]

Wow.... That was crazy...

 

[BMR Genie]

Saw that yesterday

Guess I shouldn’t get so impatient anymore at these high school football games when they delay them

Very true! It's better to have the game delayed but sure, than sorry.