A 24-year-old Thai footballer died and at least nine other individuals, including a Malaysian national, suffered injuries after being struck by lightning in the middle of the pitch during a regional cup match in southern Thailand, the police stated.
Sofwan Awae, a winger who recently signed up with the third-tier Yala FC, was in a critical condition upon the arrival of the officers at Santiphap Stadium in Sungai Golok on Tuesday evening, according to the Sungai Golok police chief Col. Thun Sirikhunt.
"Although the emergency medical team made every effort to save him, the victim succumbed to severe injuries sustained in the incident," Thun told Bernama, the Malaysian state news agency.
The lightning strike occurred during the semi-final match of the Golok FA Cup, an amateur competition with teams from both sides of the Thailand-Malaysia border. Awae played for the mixed Thai-Malaysian team SAMCOLTS against Abu x Nong Sirin when the rain poured heavily over the pitch around 5 p.m. local time, Thun said. The police received the emergency phone call about half an hour later.
The amateur video footage uploaded on the Internet captures the players moving in the rain before the lightning strikes the middle of the pitch with a loud explosion that sends several players to the ground. The teammates help Awae, who is lying face down on the ground, into a supine position and try to revive him while spectators move onto the pitch.
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Sofwan Awae, a winger who recently signed up with the third-tier Yala FC, was in a critical condition upon the arrival of the officers at Santiphap Stadium in Sungai Golok on Tuesday evening, according to the Sungai Golok police chief Col. Thun Sirikhunt.
"Although the emergency medical team made every effort to save him, the victim succumbed to severe injuries sustained in the incident," Thun told Bernama, the Malaysian state news agency.
The lightning strike occurred during the semi-final match of the Golok FA Cup, an amateur competition with teams from both sides of the Thailand-Malaysia border. Awae played for the mixed Thai-Malaysian team SAMCOLTS against Abu x Nong Sirin when the rain poured heavily over the pitch around 5 p.m. local time, Thun said. The police received the emergency phone call about half an hour later.
The amateur video footage uploaded on the Internet captures the players moving in the rain before the lightning strikes the middle of the pitch with a loud explosion that sends several players to the ground. The teammates help Awae, who is lying face down on the ground, into a supine position and try to revive him while spectators move onto the pitch.
#awae #thun
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