US tourist dies after being struck by lightning while hiking Sicily’s Mount Etna
MILAN (AP) — An American tourist 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…
An American tourist visiting Mount Etna in Sicily has died after being struck by lightning while hiking, Italian firefighters reported on Monday. The 29-year-old man from Kansas was hiking in an area that had been closed to visitors due to recent volcanic activity when he was hit by a lightning strike on Sunday evening. He was airlifted to safety but was pronounced dead by medical personnel shortly after.
His identity has not been made public. In response to the volcano's persistent activity, authorities have closed large portions of the mountain's slopes to hikers, a measure that also led to the closure of the airport in nearby Catania for most of the previous week. Lightning strikes have proven to be more deadly on Etna over recent decades than volcanic activity itself. The last fatalities related to eruptions on Europe's most active volcano occurred in 1987.
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