Frightening Footage: Soccer Player Struck Dead by Lightning During Game in Indonesia

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A harrowing video taken in Indonesia during a soccer match on Saturday shows the moment a player was fatally struck by lighting.

It’s a clip that should remind American sports fans why there are lightning delays during football games and other events — delays that often annoy impatient fans such as myself.

The U.K.’s Daily Mail reported the strike and death happened Saturday in Bandung, West Java. As fans gathered in Siliwangi Stadium to watch an exhibition game, disaster struck.

Septain Raharja, 35, was hit by lightning at around 4:20 p.m. local time.

WARNING: The following video is deeply disturbing and shows an event leading up to a person being killed.

Raharja can be seen standing at the top of the screen as his team begins to advance the ball.

A lighting bolt hit him and the shock was so intense that it obscured him from the view of the camera for a brief moment.

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