Colombian killed by lightning

[Canadian_Supporter]

Sad.

"BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- A Colombian soccer player who competed in the 1994 World Cup was killed Thursday when he was struck by lightning during practice.

The death of 32-year-old Hermam Gaviria was announced by the Valle de Lili hospital. Teammates on Deportivo Cali tried to revive him on the field before taking him to the hospital."

http://sports.yahoo.com/m/sow/news/ap/20021024/ap-lightningdeath.html

[bert patenaude]

Is that team cursed or what?

[sidspaceman]

El ex mundialista Herman "Carepa" Gaviria, perteneciente al Deportivo Cali, falleció esta noche, tras recibir el impacto de un rayo, cuando realizaba junto a sus compañeros una práctica de fútbol.

Hoy sobre las horas de la tarde, cuando Deportivo Cali, realizaba su práctica habitual de fútbol una terrible lluvia cayó sobre las inmediaciones de Pance, localidad al sur de Cali, en donde se encuentra la sede deportiva del club.

http://www.colombia.com/futbol/noticias/DetalleNoticia13912.asp

[Martin Cutler]

Q.E.P.D. Hernan Gaviria

I watched Gaviria play in person many times with Colombia. A tough defensive midfielder who used to alternate with "Barabas" Gomez as Leonel Alvarez' partner in protecting Valderrama and Rincon in Colombia's midfield. A tragic ending to his life.

[efernandez9]

saludos a su familia que sean calurosos

QPD


TAmbien hizo un golazo en wc94 vs. suiza

[chibchab]

http://elpais-cali.terra.com.co/paisonline/fotos_notas/carepa1.jpg


I was in shock when I was informed last night. Much of Cali is in mourning and thousands of people went to the clinic where they were taken. I heard an interview from a reporter covering the practice and he said he saw Gaviria exhaling smoke while being attended.

I was never a big fan of Gaviria as I considered him to be excessively violent on the pitch but lately I had noticed his futbol to become less so.

I tragic end indeed.

[champmanager]

I've always been terrified of lightning. A few years ago there was a game in Africa in which 11 players were killed by a lightning strike -- all on the same team (it must have hit the bench or something). Of course they claimed the other team's witchdoctor had caused it.

[biosoccer]

Not a nice way to leave this world.

This reminds me of a whole team being killed at a pool due to a negligent repair of one of the light bulbs.

[chibchab]

Originally posted by biosoccer
Not a nice way to leave this world.




I don't know, to die doing what you love and instantaneously... It could be worse.

BTW, Giovanni Cordoba, a very promising forward on Cali, 24 years old, has suffered grave injuries from the same bolt of lightening. Some sources say he's had 3 heart attacks since the event and doctors are afraid of possible brain damage. He is currently in intensive care.

Some other players, notably, Giovanni Hernandez, are recovering from their injuries which are not considered life-threatening.

[efernandez9]

http://www.elcolombiano.com/hoy/fotos/1c7.jpg

[AtNacional]

me hago una pregunta...
yo se que ya esta muy tarde y solo llevaban como 5 mins de entranamiento pero si sabian que estaban cayendo rayos porque siguieron?? pero lo que me imagino es que solo estaba empezando la tempestad. que pesar. algo de otro mundo esto

[Canadian_Supporter]

A small story from the AP

"Cali mourned the loss of one of its soccer stars Friday, with thousands taking to the streets to follow the funeral cortege of Herman Gaviria, who died after he was struck by lightning."

http://www.canoe.ca/Slam021025/soc_col-ap.html

[vico]

the picture efernandez posted is terrible to look at!

[chibchab]

ANy word on how Gio Cordoba is progressing?

[pething101]

Originally posted by champmanager
I've always been terrified of lightning. A few years ago there was a game in Africa in which 11 players were killed by a lightning strike -- all on the same team (it must have hit the bench or something). Of course they claimed the other team's witchdoctor had caused it.

A student in my class brought up the passing of the Columbia player by lightening. Which really surprised me.

I related this story to them as well. They did not beleive me.

[AtNacional]

i have the same problem, i read about that when it happened and i told everyone but no one believed me. it sounds so made up bc they all died and they all played on the same team. but i read about it when it happened and still believe it did occur.

[chibchab]

http://deportivo-cali.com/

[sidspaceman]

Cuando se jugaban los primeros tiempos de los partidos de la décicmo octava jornada del torneo finalización, se conoció la noticia de la muerte en Cali de Giovanni Córdoba. El delantero fue víctima del rayo que le causó la muerte a Hermán Gaviria el jueves anterior.


http://www.colombia.com/futbol/noticias/DetalleNoticia13943.asp

[Mario]

terrible news, Gaviria wasnt the only one!

[Doctor Stamen]

Originally posted by chibchab
ANy word on how Gio Cordoba is progressing?

According to ceefax, the teletext on BBC, he's dead as well.