A 20 year old man died after suffering an electric shock at Praça Pompílio Silva, in the center of the municipality of Santo Augusto, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.The victim was identified as Félix dos Santos Soares. According to the Civil Police, Felix and a friend bathed in the fountain of the Square, when the electric discharge happened. The friend of the victim was also struck, but with less intense shock. No explanation for why the electric charge happened was provided.