A US tourist died after being struck by lightning while hiking on Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy. Rescuers found the man, reported as 29 by most sources and 30 by one, in serious condition on the volcano's eastern slope on Sunday; he was later pronounced dead at a hospital in Catania. Italian firefighters said he had been in a restricted area closed due to recent volcanic activity.
NYTimes – World Italian firefighters say a man, 29, was killed by a lightning strike on the Sicily volcano while hiking in a restricted area A tourist from the US was killed by a lightning strike on Sicily’s Mount Etna while hiking in an area that was closed to visitors due to recent volcanic activity, Italian firefighters said on Monday. The 29-year-old man from Kansas was rescued by helicopter after being struck Sunday evening in…
NYTimes – World Italian firefighters say a man, 29, was killed by a lightning strike on the Sicily volcano while hiking in a restricted area A tourist from the US was killed by a lightning strike on Sicily’s Mount Etna while hiking in an area that was closed to visitors due to recent volcanic activity, Italian firefighters said on Monday. The 29-year-old man from Kansas was rescued by helicopter after being struck Sunday evening in…
Sky News – World An American tourist has been killed by a lightning strike after hiking in a restricted part of Mount Etna.
BBC News – World The 30-year-old was on the active volcano when a thunderstorm developed, local media report.
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