Boy killed by lightning strike in Sylhet
Wednesday, 21 May 2014
A teenaged boy died after being struck by a thunderbolt at Udaypur village under Chhatak upazila in Sylhet district on Tuesday. The dead is Shaheen Ahmed, 18, son of Almas Ali of the village. Witnesses said Saheen received severe burn injuries after he was hit by a streak of lightning while fishing in a local water body. Family members rushed him to Osmani Medical College Hospital where he was declared dead by doctors, according to UNB.