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They filmed the shocking moment in which a Russian footballer is struck by lightning

A shocking video went viral in the last hours by showing how Lightning strikes a youthful goalkeeper in the Russian league. This is Ivan Zaborsky, 16, who was doing the warm-up, before a training, away from his colleagues when the event occurred.

According to the first reports, the goalkeeper of the Znamya truda He would have been affected by the lightning from having a chain on his neck, which caused the electric shock.

The moment in which the archer pre-warms up. (Video capture)

The moment when the lightning strikes the goalkeeper.  (Video capture)
The moment when the lightning strikes the goalkeeper. (Video capture)

His coach, who appears in the images doing resuscitation work, indicated that it was a fatality: “The sky was clear, although cloudy, but there was no rain or wind. If there had been a storm, we would not have been training. ”

Znamya Truda CEO Igor Mayorov reported that Zaborovsky’s state is stable and his vital signs are good, so they hope to wake him up from his coma soon.

Ivan Zakborovsky, goalkeeper for Znamya Truda, is hospitalized in an induced coma.  (Zanama Truda Photo)
Ivan Zakborovsky, goalkeeper for Znamya Truda, is hospitalized in an induced coma. (Zanama Truda Photo)

“Everyone acted quickly, very professionally, the ambulance arrived in eight minutes,” added Mayorov. “Most likely, he had a respiratory arrest, received first aid, maybe this is why the child is alive“.

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