Soccer Player Struck By Lightning

This past weekend at  Copa Peru (a soccer tournament in Peru), a thunderstorm resulted in a soccer player struck by lightning.  The incredible thing is, there’s actually footage from the unfortunate accident.

Sport Aguila left-back Joao Contreras was struck by lightning just before kickoff to the second half (Fox Soccer Blog).  Check out the footage in the following video.

via YouTube

There is a happy end to this story.  Contreras survived the strike!  Understandably, the match was suspended due to the inclement weather.  Let this be a lesson learned.

Please remember to ALWAYS follow the golden rule, coaches…if there’s lightning within 8 miles, get the players off the field.