2 friends killed, 2 injured by lightning strike in Kendrapara

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KalingaTV News Network

Kendrapara: In an unfortunate incident, two friends were killed and two of their pals were injured after lightning struck them at Tanar village of the district on Friday.

The deceased have been identified as Himanshu Gahan and Sudhansu Gahan.

According to reports, there was a heavy rain accompanied by lightning in the area this afternoon. The incident took place when both the deceased and their injured friends had gone for a picnic near the village. Both Himanshu and Sudhansu died on the spot.

After hearing the cry for help, some locals along with their family members rushed to the site and wheeled the injured persons into the district headquarters hospital (DHH).

Police also reached the spot and took the bodies of Himanshu and Sudhansu to the DHH for conducting postmortem.

A pall of gloom descended on the area following the unexpected incident.

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