Lima, Peru CNN —A lighting strike during a local league soccer match in central Peru killed one player and injured four others on Sunday.
Several players were seen falling face first to the ground as lightning struck the field.
Almost 90% of all lightning strike victims survive, according to the CDC, but the effects can be serious and long-lasting.
In 2020, a 16-year-old Russian goalkeeper survived a lightning strike during a training session.
Though he suffered severe burns and doctors put him into an induced coma, the teenager made a remarkable recovery weeks later.
Persons:
Hugo De La, “, Hugo De La Cruz, Andina
Organizations:
Peru CNN, soccer, Coto, Onda Deportiva Huancavelic, Juventud, CNN, US Centers for Disease Control, Prevention
Locations:
Lima, Peru, Coto Coto, Chilca, Hugo De La Cruz, Junín