Brazilian youngster Kaio Felipe Santos Silva has died after being electrocuted while flying a kite.

According to The Sun, his kite hit an overhead power cable in Sao Paulo on Tuesday and sent an electric shock through his body.

The 21-year-old Brazilian played as a left-back for Independente, a small club in Brazil’s most-populated city.

His club – who play in the Campeonato Paulista A2, the second tier of regional football – expressed their sadness at the awful accident.

Accompanying a photo which was caption ‘official mourning’, they wrote on social media: “With a feeling of regret Independente Football Club report the death of our player Kaio Felipe.

“We send our sincerest condolences to his friends and family.”

Kaio Felipe turned professional with Inter de Limeira and also played for Centro Sportivo Paraibano before joining Independente, where he scored six goals in 22 appearances.

Local journalist Edmar Ferreira paid tribute to the set-piece specialist.

He said: “So young, so full of life, so polite, so humble, so friendly.

“I had a beautiful friendship with him, which started at Inter Under-20s.

“I even nicknamed him the ‘Fabio Santos of Pradao’ because of his penalties and free-kicks.”

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