VietNamNet Bridge – A man was found dead at the foot of a pine tree, after a loud explosion when it was about to rain. Next to the body of the victim was a broken cell phone.
At 15h on March 26, Pham Quoc Tri, 37, in Nam N’Jang commune, Dak Song district, Dak Nong province, his wife and their son worked as hired laborers in the garden of a farm owner. When Tri was fertilizing pepper trees, it showed signs of coming rain.
Everyone heard a huge explosion, then the shout for help of Tri’s son. They saw Tri lying under the root of a pine tree, with a broken cell phone next to his body.
Tri’s son said his father was struck by lightning and asked people for help, but the victim died.
Police of Nam N’Jang commune said, in addition to the lightning marks on the tree, the authorities also found his broken phone. It is highly possible that the victim was struck by lightning while using the phone under the tree.
According to local people, Tri’s family is very poor. Two of his three children had to quit school to work with their parents as hired laborers.
Experts recommend that people do not use, do not even bring the cell phone with them when going in rain or thunderstorms because lightning always chooses the easiest path to the ground. When someone stands and uses the phone, he will create a path of less resistance.
Mai Lan