IN BONG COUNTY, LIGHTNING STRIKE, KILLS 18YR-OLD GIRL
March 25, 2025
By Matalay S. Kollie +231886888153/777533373
GBATALA: BONG– A Lighting Strike on early Tuesday, March 25, 2025, killed an 18-year-old girl identified as Christiana Cooper in Gbartala, Yellequelleh District, Bong County.
According to Harris Jarqueh, uncle of the deceased, the incident happened following a heavy downpour of rain in the area.
Mr. Jarqueh noted that the deceased had lived in the town with her parents and survived by making farms before her untimely demise.
He further told our reporter that an incident of such is the first to be observed in the town and has instilled fears in residents of the town and the county at large.
Mr. Jarqueh also disclosed that following the incident, a fifteen-man juror team was instituted to examine the physical body to know the severity of the disaster. The juror report clarified that Christiana died because of the lightning strike.
Meanwhile, Police in the county have launched investigations into the situation and are expected to brief the public about its observation.
A lightning strike occurs when a discharge of electricity takes place between the atmosphere and the ground, releasing a tremendous amount of energy that can cause various effects, including Thunder and Light, Fire, injury or death, and electrical damage.
Recently in Grand Bassa, Lighting strike four boys in Buchanan leaving two persons dead In Besaymah Community several Others under Critical Condition.
