In Pervouralsk in the forest during a thunderstorm from a lightning strike killed a boy born in 2012. On this fact, a pre-investigation investigation.

As reported in the SS of the SK of Russia in the Sverdlovsk region, on July 22 the child, together with two adult relatives, collected mushrooms. During the rainy season, the company decided to take refuge in the woods, located 500 meters from the 24-kilometer Pervouralsk-Shala route.

During the storm, the boy was struck by a lightning strike. Women who were with him called an ambulance. After that, they carried the boy to the track, where they stopped a passing car and drove towards Pervouralsk. After a while, an ambulance drove up to meet them.

The doctors carried out the necessary resuscitation measures, however, unfortunately, the child's life could not be saved.

Currently, the investigator of the TFR is carrying out a set of necessary verification activities aimed at establishing all the circumstances of the incident. To determine the exact cause of the boy's death, a forensic medical examination. Based on the results of the check, the investigator of the CKR will adopt a procedural decision.