GELANG PATAH: A teenage boy died after being struck by lightning while fishing with his father in waters off Pulau Merambong at 8.15am on Friday (June 30).

Iskandar Puteri OCPD Asst Comm Rahmat Ariffin said the boy and his father were gathering nets they had left out the night before to catch crabs.

“The 17-year-old victim was thrown into the sea when lightning struck the boat," he said in a statement.

ACP Rahmat said the victim’s 60-year-old father managed to pull his son out of the water as other nearby fishermen rushed to their aid.