A 21 year-old fisherman identified as Salanje Thomas has died after being struck by lightning while fishing on Monday in Mangochi district.
Confirming the development to Malawi24, Mangochi Police Deputy Spokesperson Amina Daudi said the deceased along with his friends went for fishing at Mpemba Dock along Lake Malawi.
According to Daudi, a few hours later as they were in the waters heavy rainfall started and suddenly lightning struck and their canoe got capsized.
“All of them fell in the water, his friends managed to swim but Thomas drowned and got missing, they tried to search for him but proved futile,” Daudi said.
On Wednesday the Mangochi Marine Police Officers found Thomas’ body floating in a decomposed state within the same area.
Postmortem conducted at Maldeco fisheries clinic confirmed that death was due to electric shock caused by lightning.
Salanje hailed from Mpemba village, Traditional Authority Mponda in Mangochi district.
pafunika kukagula kumakhala nayo nyumba,anatukwana ogula nsomba ameneyo,lero ndi izo
RIP dear bro
May ur soul rest in etternal peace, tha whole community will agree with me that u were such a very good young man. We will realy miss you, young Thomas.
Sad
Oh shame!! My condolences Rip
Not again….!!!!!
mphezi zachilungamo zinatha izi zosunga n.nyumba iziiii in.yaaaaaa
In Brazil lightening kills a person every 2 and half days, I guess it randomly strikes and with high population its just a matter of chance RIP
Very bad
Does Malawi allow fishing during the rainy season?? ..Any way RIP brotherman
Zawonjezatu koma tingoti mzimu wa malemuwa ause mumtendere
M’baleyu mzimu wake uuse muntendere, Imfa yowawa
whats going on this year coz this iz beyonding now,my wife beaten two times withi amonth ameneyu ndimulungu yemweyu else satinism iz working?
Apatu tingopepesa, sitikuziwa kuti zinthuzi zikukhala bwanji, kalero mphenzi zomwezi zimaswa mitengo osati anthu mwina poti panopa mitengo yatha, tingo pempha ambuye achoseko mphenzi zose atipase vula yokha, chifukwatu vula imagwa ngakhale kulibe mphenzi
baaaaaad rip
So Sad
zovuta
Uuuh zanyanya zinaz tsopano ndiza mpipo
Kodi mphenzi zachaka chinozi zolengelana?
Rip
may almight God recieve yr soul in internal life.
Yah zovutatu izi nganga wakuwe cheta wavazo nimpezi