Four footballers killed by lightning strike as they sheltered under a tree during match FOUR female footballers were killed by a lightning strike as they sheltered under a tree.
The four women have been named as Jeidy Morales, Daniela Mosquera, Luz Lame and Etelvina Mosquera.
But government spokesman Lesly Valencia said: “The information I have is that the women were participating in a football tournament when the emergency occurred.
A man who was with them died in hospital while two women also suffered serious burns.
Initial reports said the players hid in a pitchside shed in Cajibio, Colombia.
