Prison inmate at La Reforma struck dead by lightning
August 27th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) An inmate of the La Reforma prison in San Rafael de Alajuela died at 3 p.m. on Monday when he was struck by lightning, authorities confirmed.
The victim, Byron Vargas Mata, 21, was participating in a soccer game when he was struck by the deadly bolt of lightning.
The Red Cross responded to the scene, but the man had already been pronounced dead by prison doctors.
Vargas was serving a 12 year sentence for various crimes, though officials had recently awarded the man for good behavior.
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