Bantwal, November 18, 2024: A 14 year old boy lost his life in lightning strike while he was sitting in the sit-out of his house at Kedila village on Sunday evening.
The deceased is Subodh (14), son of Chandrahas. The boy was sitting on the verandah of the house at around 5.30 pm when the mishap took place. He was rushed to a clinic in Mani and then to a private hospital in Puttur. However, he had breathed his last by then.
Subodh was an eighth standard student of Kalladka Sri Rama High School.