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Soccer Player Dies After Being Struck by Lightning During Game

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A witness said the victim’s cleats caught fire when he was hit.

Dan Ladden-Hall
Dan Ladden-Hall 

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A fatal lightning strike at a soccer match in Indonesia.
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Dan Ladden-Hall

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