A 16-year-old boy died while a 5-year-old child was injured when they were electrocuted in a rice field in Purok Lopues, Brgy. Dulao, Bago City, Negros Occidental, on Saturday, June 7.
The 16-year-old boy from Brgy. Sagasa, Bago City, died while he was planting rice.
The victim was planting rice and moving backwards and did not notice a hanging live wire from a bamboo post, the police said.
The victim threw the wire and it hit the 5-year-old boy who was playing nearby.
The mother of the 5-year-old was able to grab him immediately, which saved him, the police said.
The victim’s family and the owner of the rice plantation have agreed on a settlement, the police said.*