Lightning strike kills bull, injures boy
Source: The Sangai Express
Senapati, July 03 2022:
A lightning strike killed at least one bull and seriously injured an 11 years old boy at New Maram village under Lairouching sub-division in Senapati, today.
The injured boy has been identified as Khi Rocky, s/o K Phuba and he is a Class IV student of Don Bosco Higher Secondary School.
He was reportedly rushed to District Hospital, Senapati but later referred to RIMS Hospital due to medical complications and is undergoing treatment at the emergency ward of the institute.
According to villagers, the incident happened when the boy was playing football in the village ground with some of his friends.
The lightning struck down near the boy and knocked him unconscious for sometime before his elder brother picked him up and admitted to the district hospital.
A bull grazing near the football field was killed by the lightning instantly.