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Kansas man dies after being struck by lightning while hiking Sicily’s Mount Etna
KWCH • • world
Key Points:
- An American tourist from Kansas was killed by a lightning strike while hiking on Sicily’s Mount Etna in an area closed due to volcanic activity.
- The 29-year-old man was rescued by helicopter but later declared dead by medical personnel.
- Authorities have restricted access to large parts of Mount Etna because of ongoing volcanic activity, which also led to the closure of Catania airport last week.
- Officials noted that more deaths on Mount Etna have resulted from lightning strikes over recent decades than from volcanic eruptions.
- The last fatalities related to volcanic eruptions on Mount Etna occurred in 1987.
