American tourist dies after being struck by lightning hiking Sicily’s Mount Etna

Authorities have closed large sections of the volcano's slope to hikers due to prolonged volcanic activity

Rescuers found a 29-year-old man in serious condition on the volcano’s eastern slope on Sunday. He was later pronounced dead at a hospital in Catania.

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 Monday

An American tourist has been killed by a lightning strike after hiking in a restricted part of Mount Etna.

The 30-year-old was on the active volcano when a thunderstorm developed, local media report.

An American man hiking up Italy's active Mount Etna volcano was killed by a lightning strike, the national news agency ANSA reports.

Another hiker found dead in Alto Adige, likely electrocuted too