Goalkeeper Juan of the UD Familia Chocca team survived after being struck by lightning on November 4, in the district of Chilca, province of Huancayo, during a soccer match between Palquino residents. The player gave statements at the wake of his cousin, Hugo de la Cruz Meza, who unfortunately died instantly from the electric shock.
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During the soccer match, goalkeeper Juan Chocca and defender Hugo de la Cruz Meza left the field hugging, “I let go of him, we took three steps and the lightning struck us (…) I felt that a light came to my head and my mind went blank. blank and then I don’t remember anything else, I regained consciousness in the hospital. I thank God for giving me a chance at life, my person is surprised because I am alive,” said Chocca, who is a father of three children and is dedicated to commerce.
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Wake of defender Hugo de la Cruz Meza
In the neighborhood of Collpa Alta, in the district of Huayucachi, the wake is held for the young defenseman Hugo de la Cruz Meza. Next to the coffin, they see the clothes he was wearing on the day of the tragedy. These clothes show large burns that show the deadly discharge. electricity you received.
Hugo’s family asks the authorities who promised to support them with funeral expenses to keep their word, since they need support because the young man leaves his three youngest children orphaned. Juan Chocca remembers Hugo as a committed boy who accompanied them throughout the championship in which they were participating for the first time.
