Mangaluru: Lightning strike claims lives of two children
coastaldigest.com news network
April 22, 2021
Mangaluru, Apr 22: Two boys who sustained serious injuries after lightning struck them while playing outside their house at Indiranagar in Haleyangadi on the outskirts of the city died in hospital.
Nihan (5), son of Mansoor from Hejamady and Maruti (6), son of Durgappa from Gangavati are the victims.
The young boys were playing in front of their houses on April 20 when the lightning struck injuring both of them. Luckily none of the other children who were playing with the two boys was hurt.
The injured boys were initially admitted to a private hospital at Mukka were later rushed to another private hospital in Mangaluru.