Olympic surfing hopeful Katherine Diaz killed by lightning while training (3/21/21)

[JacksinPA]

Olympic surfing hopeful Katherine Diaz killed by lightning while training

El Salvador’s top surfer, who had been preparing fo the sport’s Olympic debut this summer, has been struck and killed by lightning

www.theguardian.com

• Twenty-two year-old killed near home in El Salvador
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• Diaz was preparing for ISA World Surf Games in El Salvador

El Salvador’s top surfer, who had been preparing fo the sport’s Olympic debut this summer, has been struck and killed by lightning during a training session.

“A great athlete who has represented our country has left us,” the Salvadoran Surf Federation said in a post paying tribute to Katherine Diaz on social media. “See you soon, great warrior. El Salvador is in mourning.”
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2...emale-surfer-smashing-records-and-stereotypes
The 22 year-old had entered the water to start a training session on Friday near her home in El Tunco when she was struck. Emergency services tried to revive her on the beach, but the attempts were unsuccessful. Spanish newspaper AS reported that a sudden change in weather had caught those on the beach by surprise: “the sky was clear and it was an unforeseen storm that did not seem to carry much electrical intensity either.”
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Standing or swimming in salt water is not advisable when there is lightning around.

 

[SkyFox76]

Olympic surfing hopeful Katherine Diaz killed by lightning while training

El Salvador’s top surfer, who had been preparing fo the sport’s Olympic debut this summer, has been struck and killed by lightning

www.theguardian.com

• Twenty-two year-old killed near home in El Salvador
• 
  
• Diaz was preparing for ISA World Surf Games in El Salvador

El Salvador’s top surfer, who had been preparing fo the sport’s Olympic debut this summer, has been struck and killed by lightning during a training session.

“A great athlete who has represented our country has left us,” the Salvadoran Surf Federation said in a post paying tribute to Katherine Diaz on social media. “See you soon, great warrior. El Salvador is in mourning.”
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2...emale-surfer-smashing-records-and-stereotypes
The 22 year-old had entered the water to start a training session on Friday near her home in El Tunco when she was struck. Emergency services tried to revive her on the beach, but the attempts were unsuccessful. Spanish newspaper AS reported that a sudden change in weather had caught those on the beach by surprise: “the sky was clear and it was an unforeseen storm that did not seem to carry much electrical intensity either.”
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Standing or swimming in salt water is not advisable when there is lightning around.

Sad, but it looks like the weather caught everyone off guard.

 

[X Factor]

Damn that sucks. Looks like she was poised to make a real splash in the sport. It’s sad she didn’t have the opportunity to realize her dream of competing in the Olympics.