Lightning strike victims discharged from SKH

The fourth person, who experienced a transient loss of consciousness, was admitted for observation but has since been discharged, SKH added.

The hospital declined to comment on the relationship between the victims.

The Straits Times has also contacted KKH regarding the condition of the two children, but the hospital declined to comment.

Eight people had been kayaking and paddleboarding at the beach when lightning struck.

An eyewitness, Muhammad Fairuz, who was fishing at the beach, told ST that the group was about 100m out in the water when the incident happened.

He noted that the skies had been clear. He heard shouting and saw a man lying unconscious on his paddleboard, while the rest of the group paddled back to shore in their kayaks.

Mohammad Nordin, owner of a nearby kayak rental shop, Fish On, said some of the kayaks had capsized after the lightning strike.

Several members of the public then helped to drag the kayaks to shore and to lift the unconscious man from the stand-up paddleboard and move him onto the grass.

An ambulance later arrived to take the victims to hospital.

Singapore records an average of 176 lightning days a year, according to the Meteorological Service Singapore. A lightning day is defined as a day when at least one occurrence of lightning is detected at the Changi climate station.

This incident follows a similar one in May, when a worker at a fish farm died after being struck by lightning.

In December 2023, three workers were taken to hospital after lightning struck near their construction work site.