On 5 July 2026, 24-year-old Mikhail Benyamin was out at sea off Pasir Ris Beach with a group of friends, kayaking and paddleboarding after a family picnic. As a freelance sea sports instructor, he’d done this a hundred times before. But here’s the part that should freak you out: witnesses said the skies were completely clear when lightning struck him. No storm clouds overhead, no warning siren, nothing. The rain only started after he was already…
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