The 18 year old boy from Raa Atoll Ungoofaaru who got electrocuted while trying to save a younger child has passed away.
The 18 year old boy from Raa Atoll Ungoofaaru who got electrocuted while trying to save a younger child has passed away.
The incident occurred on May 23, leaving Hussain Atheeq from Dhoonihuraa, Ungoofaaru in critical condition.
After receiving initial treatment in the Ungoofaaru Regional Hospital, he was transferred to IGMH in Male' on the 25th. Since then, he was admitted in the hospital's Intensive Care Unit.
A member of the family confirmed to Mihaaru News that Atheeq passed away today while receiving treatment in the ICU.
The incident caused extensive damage to his brain and kidneys.
Atheeq was electrocuted after coming into contact with a puddle of water that had been electrified through a street lamp post.
Two children, aged 8 and 12, had been playing in the vicinity of this electrified puddle, unaware of the danger on Thursday. The first to get electrocuted was the 8 year old child.
Seeing the child in distress, Atheeq rushed to their rescue. In efforts to save the 8 year old, he slipped in the puddle and fell in, with his hand coming into contact with the electrified lamp post.
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