Bantwal: Struck by thunder, teenage boy passes away
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Bantwal: A teenage boy passed away after being struck by thunder on Monday night at Saanuru Padavu in Kariyangala village in the taluk.
The deceased teenager has been identified as Karthik (16), son of Ganesh Aadidravida, a resident of Saanurupadavu, it is learned.
After finishing dinner on Monday night, Karthik reportedly retired to bed around 9 pm when he was stricken by thunder, which eventually resulted in his death.
Karthik, who had lost consciousness after being thunderstruck, was immediately taken to the Kaikamba clinic and later to the Wenlock hospital in Mangaluru for further treatment. The doctors who examined the 16-year-old informed his family that he had passed away.
A case has been registered at the Bantwal rural police station in this regard.
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