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Message: [QUOTE="Nehanda, post: 22756, member: 2262"] Asser Marungu, age 48, died on a farm in Oshikoto, Namibia, on Monday evening. He was hit by lightning. It happened around 6:30 pm on the D3026 Abenab Road. This is in the Tsumeb area. Deputy Commissioner Titus Ekandjo shared what occurred. Ekandjo leads crime investigations in the region. Marungu was working outdoors with another person. They were clearing a field on the farm when it started to rain. The two men ran to seek shelter. A lightning bolt struck Marungu as they ran. He died instantly at the scene. Marungu's body was moved to a hospital in Tsumeb. It is being kept in the mortuary there. An autopsy will be done. His family has been told about his death. The name of the farm where it happened is Brest. [/QUOTE]