Until now the state of health of Drew Brees is unknown.
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Former professional NFL player, Drew Brees would have been struck by lightning while recording a promotional video in Venezuela. The former Texas-born star was in the Lake Maracaibo basin, place where an electrical activity of up to 95% takes place, where up to 90 discharges per minute can be generated. The incident report was released by a local photojournalist.
Through a video Rafael Hernández shared part of the incident with the former NFL star. The audiovisual material shows a strong flash that alarmed those present, just before the video cut out.
Until now, no further information has been released about the state of health of Drew Brees. The player or the franchise that developed the promotional video have not commented on it.
On November 29, Brees traveled to Venezuela to make this recording by PointsBetUSA. “Excited to fly to a top secret location later this week to film the new promo video for @PointsBetUSA“Wrote the former player in his personal account.
This would not be the first time an athlete is affected by the popular “Lightning of Catatumbo“. In 2008, the Venezuelan pitcher died geremi gonzalez after being struck by lightning in this area.
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