A teenager was buried alive to cure crippling
back pains she has been experiencing after she
was recently struck by lightning on her way to
school in Monteria, Colombia, as relatives
believed it would "take away the energy" the
lightning left inside her.
18-year-old Ana Ballesteros was placed in a
giant hole which was filled with earth and
covered up to her neck for three days a week in
her family's garden.
She was treated in hospital but continued to
suffer back pain she claimed prevented her from
walking properly. The treatment involved her
being buried for up to four hours a day over
three days.
"Doctors study medicine but not
lightning," Ana said. "I know that getting
into that hole I’m going to get better
because these are ancient things."
Her grandmother, Blanca de la Rosa said:
"What we’re doing is taking the fire out
of the light, the heat out of the energy."
Ana’s mum Milena added:
"Locals told me before I took her to
hospital that we’d be better off burying
her instead to take the energy from the
lightning away. I’m praying she comes
out okay. She can’t walk properly and the
burns she suffered on her feet cause her
pain. I trust in God."
Local doctors have expressed their skepticism
over the treatment. Walter Gomez, who works
out of a clinic in the regional capital Monteria,
admitted there were a lot of ancient beliefs
among the community about how to cure storm
victims including burial.
"There’s no scientific proof that burying a
patient who has been struck by lightning
has any beneficial effects for their
recover" Gomez added.
Source: Mirror.co.uk
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