Pabna:Six people were killed and two others seriously injured in a lightning strike while fishing in a wetland in Pabna Sadar upazila on Friday afternoon.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the incident occurred around 5 pm in the Sonapatil Beel area of Malanchi Union. Locals reported that the victims and the injured went fishing in the wetland in the afternoon. As rain unexpectedly began, they hurried to return home, seeking shelter in a makeshift elevated hut as the rain intensified.
A lightning strike tragically hit the hut, killing six people on the spot and leaving two others seriously injured. The injured were rescued and taken to a local hospital, while efforts were underway to recover the bodies of the deceased and transport them to the police station. Their identities have not been confirmed immediately.
Officer-in-Charge of Pabna Sadar Police Station, Tarikul Islam, stated that the location is in a remote area, and police have been dispatched to the scene. The recovery of the bodies was ongoing, he added.