Katherine Diaz, a top El Salvadoran surfer who was competing to make the Olympic team, died Saturday after being struck by lightning on a beach, her uncle said. She was 22.
Beto Diaz told El Salvadoran media he was with his niece when she was going out to practice at the beach. Diaz met a friend who was going out to catch some waves at the same time. He said as they were talking, his niece was struck by lightning and the friend was thrown backward.
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“She, the friend, was thrown by the force of the lightning strike too, the board threw me back….
