Tourist killed by lightning strike on Mount Etna while hiking in restricted area

The 29-year-old man was struck by lightning in an exposed area above the tree line.

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

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

Anadolu / Anadolu via Getty Images A thrill-seeking vacation ended in tragedy when an American tourist attempting to view a volcanic eruption was struck and killed by lightning. The 30-year-old hiker wandered into an off-limits area on Sicily’s Mount Etna during a yellow alert for violent thunderstorms. Drawn by glowin

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

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 activity, Italian firefighters said Monday.

US tourist dies after being struck by lightning while hiking Sicily’s Mount Etna  Toronto Star

Italian firefighters report that an American tourist was killed by a lightning strike on Mount Etna while hiking in a restricted area

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

An American tourist has died after being struck by lightning while climbing the erupting volcano Mount Etna in Sicily.

Barbara Krmelj, 35, and her partner Roy Barone, 46, anticipate having to pay £700 to rebook their flight out of the Italian island - though they expect they could be cancelled as well

Volcano has been active for more than a week, with disruptions to flights starting last weekend

Flights will be suspended until at least Saturday afternoon, leaving hundreds of travellers stranded.

Human activities produce 100 times the carbon dioxide of the planet’s volcanic eruptions, according to NASA.

Flights at Catania airport in Sicily remain suspended because of ongoing volcanic activity from Mount Etna. But for those already on the island, the spectacular lava flows have become a major attraction, drawing crowds of tourists to safe viewing points. Companies organising guided nighttime hikes say they have been fl