A tragedy that is not easily seen. This is the impression given by the available footage of the accident in which footballer Septain Raharja (†35) lost his life. What exactly happened?
As if the country was attracted to it. In Indonesia, an exotic paradise that pays for one of the most sought-after tourist destinations, in the last 12 months lightning has struck a football player right on the pitch twice.
While everything went well in the first case, now the incident had a very sad ending. The accident happened on Saturday, February 10. According to the British newspaper Daily Mail, the teams FC Bandung and FBI Subang played a friendly match, when away footballer Septain Raharji was struck by lightning at the Silivange Stadium in West Java! Even the camera recorded the whole tragedy. The cloud from which the lightning shot was said to be only 300 meters above the stadium!
Teammates immediately rushed to poor Raharj’s aid. According to testimony, his jersey should have been torn. Radio station PRFM News there reported that Raharja was taken to hospital, where but died of internal burns. It was enough for several local teams to honor his memory.
“That’s awful. Condolences. In my days as a referee, I always watched the weather,” wrote one of the users on the X social network. “Rest in Peace,” added another. Even the reactions show how much this death affected the football public.
