Russian Footballer Hitted By A Lightning

Russian Footballer Hitted By A Lightning

Ivan Zakborovsky, 16teen years old, a goalkeeper of the Znamya Truda team, was hit by lightning during a training session. There is a video on the internet, with a clear view of this incident, where everybody can clearly see the bolt hitting a young footballer.

More About The Incident

The incident happened on the 4th of July. The teammates of Ivan were training not far away from him, and he wanted to hit a ball towards the goal when the incident occurred.

According to the statement of the general director of the club, Igor Mayorov, there were no signs of the rain or even clouds. "It was a little overcast, but in general, the sky was clear, and there were also no signs of wind either. We wouldn't have training if there were any signs of thunderstorms."

The State Of the Football Player

Right after the incident happened, the teammates of Ivan called an ambulance. It came up after about 8 minutes of waiting. When the goalkeeper was delivered into the hospital, he was put into the medicamental induced coma.

When the accident occurred, the young man had a respiratory arrest and got the first aid. Now the footballer is in the Orekhovo-Zuevo hospital in Lyubertsy. According to the ECG data, his heart is working correctly.

Now there are no life-threatening situations for the young football star, and he is in stable condition, but still needs a lot of care and attention. Let's wish him a speedy recovery.