La Derecha Diario Video: A high-voltage cable fell on a field and electrocuted four players
A high-voltage cable fell on a soccer field in Brazil and electrocuted four young people
A high-voltage cable fell onto a soccer field in Brazil and caused a serious accident. Four young people suffered electric shocks, two of them while trying to help their teammates.
The incident occurred during a training session of the amateur club Esporte Clube Carqueija. The victims were taken to the hospital and two remained under observation until the following morning.
How did the accident with the high-voltage cable happen?
On Tuesday night, in the Brazilian town of Carqueija, a ball hit the structure of a light pole. The impact caused sparks and caused a high-voltage cable to fall onto the field.
The cable fell right where several players were training. One of them, Luquinha (14), was touched on the back, while Anderson (20) suffered a shock when he got entangled in the cable.
Video: They tried to help and were also electrocuted
Two teammates, Fabrixwel (16) and Wladmir (29), ran to assist them. Upon touching them, they also suffered severe electric shocks.
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The team's director, João Batista, said that everyone acted on impulse. "They didn't care about the shock, they managed to pull him out anyway," he recounted.
What is known about the young people's health status
The four boys were urgently taken to Hospital Nossa Senhora de Nazaré. Two were discharged that same night.
The other two remained under observation until the early hours of Wednesday the 14th. They are all out of danger, although the scare was significant.
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