by a young man was struck by an electric shock from lightning while he was with his friends in a plaza in the city of Villa Mercedes, San Luis, and He suffered burns on 20% of his body.
Jonathan Berón, 26, was with friends in a square in San Luis this Saturday at dawn, near some trees, apparently trying to take shelter from the storm, when at 3:20 the sky lights up and, seconds later, , The electric shock directly impacts the young man who falls to the ground.
The event was recorded in a video that was broadcast this Sunday on social networks, in which the exact moment in which the The lightning strikes a tree and the electric shock reaches the young manwhile his friends flee the scene.
Berón was immediately transferred to the Verónica Bailone Hospital, where remains in intensive care, but “hemodynamically stable” with burns covering 20% of his body in the thigh and abdomen areas.
“The patient It is stable and controlled. If this continues, the transfer to the common room will be evaluated in the next 24 or 48 hours,” indicated the medical part.
For its part, the Diario de la República indicated that the wounds suffered by the young man were in the abdomen and one of his thighs.
Andrea, his sister, expressed on social media that Jonathan is “progressing well.”
The province, in the southern region, is one of the ten that remains under a yellow alert, issued by the National Meteorological Service (SMN), along with Santa Fe, Tucumán, Salta, Jujuy, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Buenos Aires, La Pampa . , Catamarca and the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires.
Storms were recorded in these areas, some locally strong, and will be accompanied by intense gusts, strong electrical activity, occasional hail falls and abundant falls of water in short periods.
For this reason, the SMN recommended not taking out the trash; remove objects that prevent water from draining; avoid outdoor activities; do not take shelter near trees and electricity poles that may fall; do not stay on beaches, rivers, lagoons or pools; and pay attention to the possible fall of hail.
The yellow level refers to “possible meteorological phenomena with the potential for damage and risk of momentary interruption of daily activities,” the agency said.
