A Funny Thing Happened Heading Home from Work

Only a very lucky few can brag to their friends that not only were they severely electrocuted, but that they were also decapitated in the process. Quite a two-fer.

MANILA, Philippines—A man was beheaded in a freak accident in the middle of a heavy downpour in Navotas City on Sunday night.

Emmanuel Pilera, 20, a laborer of a garments company on Galicia Extension in Barangay Bangkulasi, was walking home at around 8:30 p.m. when lightning struck an electrical post and cut several of the high-tension wires.

As the wires swung to the ground, some wrapped themselves around Pilera’s neck, according to PO1 Philip Edgar Valera, an investigator of the city police.

As a result, the victim was electrocuted while his head was severed from his body.

A police report said Pilera’s head was found a few feet away from his body.

“The voltage was extremely high, not to mention it was raining,” Valera added.

[Philippine Daily Inquirer]