A 16-YEAR-OLD boy was killed in a lightning strike in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, the police reported, Sunday, May 26.

The Zamboanga del Sur Police Provincial Office reported the incident occurred around 7:15 a.m. at Purok Quarry in the village of Abong-abong, Tabina, Zamboanga del Sur.

The police identified the fatality as Roger Guillena, Jr., a Grade 8 student.

Investigation disclosed that prior to the incident, Guillena went to the village of Poblacion aboard on a canoe to buy spare parts of a motorized banca.

The police said that Ronilo Ocang saw Guillena returning home around 7:15 a.m. when a lighting struck the canoe throwing the boy overboard.

The police said that Ocang along with other fishermen managed to recover Guillena around 8:05 a.m. and tried to resuscitate him.

The police added they rushed the victim to the nearest hospital but Guillena expired before they reached Tabina Rural Health Unit. (SunStar Philippines)