Internist Julissa Aragón Downs died instantly on September 6 after allegedly being struck by lightning while talking on her cell phone at her home in the city of Managua. The victim was pregnant and this Thursday she would be admitted to the hospital to give birth by cesarean section.
According to the information disclosed by her relatives, the doctor was found dead on the floor of her house by her mother, who was shopping to be ready for the arrival of her grandson. Aragón was originally from Bluefields. In 2021 she began working as an internist at the Japan-Nicaragua Friendship Hospital, in Granada.
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The doctor was talking on the phone at her home in Managua when suddenly lightning struck and electrocuted her, dying immediately. She had a cesarean section scheduled for this September 8 to give birth to her baby. The doctor’s body was taken to Forensic Medicine to scientifically confirm the cause of her death and that of the baby who died in her womb as a result of the electric shock.
The young pregnant woman was an only child, she completed her primary and secondary studies at the San Marcos school in Bluefields, and had lived in Managua since she began her medical studies at the Central University of Nicaragua.
Months ago, other Nicaraguan citizens who died after being struck by lightning were reported. In most cases, people used mobile phones at the time of the storms. Although it is not yet fully proven that electronic devices attract shocks, meteorologists recommend staying away from them.
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For this September 8th, the rains with thunderstorms are expected to continue in the afternoon and evening. In the northern and central part of the country it will be cloudy with maximum temperatures and a cloudy environment with light to moderate rains and thunderstorms is expected for the Autonomous Region of the Caribbean.
This environment is due to the oscillation of the intertropical convergence zone, the interaction with a low pressure system and high humidity due to wind flow, as detailed by the Nicaraguan Institute of Territorial Studies (Ineter).
