An 18-year-old girl was electrocuted and killed while charging her phone after her home was struck by lightning.

When her house was struck by lightning as she was charging her cellphone, a young girl was electrocuted and died.

 Radja Ferreira de Oliveira's phone was hooked into the main socket at her home in Santarem, Brazil, when it was struck by lightning in the early hours of Sunday, August 29.

 The 18-year-old, who was on her phone at the time, received a large electric shock and passed out when lightning struck. 

 Emergency services were summoned, but by the time paramedics arrived, her relatives had already administered first aid and brought her to the hospital. On arrival, Radja was regrettably declared dead.

She was the third person to be electrocuted in the Brazilian state of Para last week.

 

Semeao Tavares was on a phone call in Curua when he was struck by lightning during a different storm on August 25. Medics reached him while he was still alive, but he died from his injuries.

Councillor Raimundo Brito, of the Progressistas political party, was also electrocuted during the same storm while he was plucking a duck in his home in Macura. Brito managed to call for help and was taken to the local health centre, where he was treated for his injuries.

 

Following Radja's death, experts have again warned of risks of using a mobile phone while it is still charging.