Indonesian football player died
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Indonesian footballer dies after getting hit by lightning on field
A 35-year-old man died after being struck by lightning in Indonesia while playing a football match.
The footballer, identified as Septain Raharja, from Subang, was playing a friendly match at the Siliwangi Stadium in Bandung, West Java on 10 February.
The incident took place at around 4.20pm local time on Saturday.
Raharja was still breathing when his teammates rushed him from the field to safety, according to Indonesia’s PRFM News. At the hospital, he later succumbed.
Raharja was competing in a friendly match between Football Boots Indonesia (FBI) Subang and FC Bandung.
The weather on the day was cloudy, social media users said.
A video of the moment has since been widely shared on social media.
According to The Standard, in 2023 another Indonesian footballer from Bojonegoro, East Java, was struck by lightning during the Soeratin U-13 Cup. He was revived after about 20 minutes.
In March 2004, Jiang Tao, an 18-year-old athlete who played for the now-disbanded Chinese S-League team Sinchi FC, lost his life when lightning struck him during a training session at Jurong Stadium, a venue that has since been torn down.
On its Instagram account, the FBI Subang shared a photo of Septian, accompanied by a
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Watch: Indonesian footballer dies after being struck by lightning during match
The horrifying moment at the Siliwangi Stadium in Bandung, West Java, was captured on video, showing the player collapsing soon after but was reportedly breathing after the incident and taken to a hospital, according to PRFM Media.However, he succumbed soon after.
A similar incident had happened last year in Indonesia during the Soeratin U-13 Cup, where a young player lost his life after being struck by lightning.
Also last year, the 21-year-old Brazilian footballer Caio Henrique de Lima Goncalves met similar tragic fate after becoming a victim of lightning while playing for his team Uniao Jaiirense in Parana.