Footballer in intensive care after being hit by bolt of lightning on the pitch
Monday, July 15, 2013 @ 10:49 PM
A YOUNG footballer is in intensive care after being struck by lightning in the middle of a match.
Raúl, 19, and Aitor, 20, were playing for their local amateur teams Aldealengua and Santa Marta de Tormes respectively in the village of Encinas de Abajo (Salamanca province) in central-western Spain.
They were both struck when their hands linked during a pass, and they collapsed.
Aitor did not lose consciousness, and was taken to Salamanca city's Hospital de la Vega where he spent last night in observation, and is expected to be discharged this evening or tomorrow morning.
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