Worker killed by lightning strike in Aktobe, Kazakhstan

Tengrinews.kz - A resident of Aktobe has died after being struck by lightning.

On the evening of August 8, during a heavy rainstorm, lightning struck an employee of a local company. Emergency services were called to the scene. Workers reported to the paramedics that after dinner, the man went outside, and those inside the building saw through the window that he was hit by lightning.

The victim was pronounced dead before the ambulance arrived, with no signs of breathing or heartbeat detected by the doctors. The deceased was 36 years old.