6 hours agoThree climbers lose their lives in the lightning strike in the Austrian Alps
Periskopi(a year ago)
(a year ago)Austrian police have announced on Monday that three mountaineers, two brothers and one of them's wives, have lost their lives in a lightning strike like a storm in Austria's Tyrolese Alps. Quoting the police spokesman, Reuters reports that the couple, both about the age of 60, and the 62-year-old brother, have been hit by the same [...]
Quoting the police spokesman, Reuters reports that the couple -- both about the age of 60 -- and the 62-year-old brother -- have been hit by the same lightning.
The rare event took place on Sunday afternoon, as people were descending the Mt Mittagspitze Mountain near the village of Flirsch.
It is known that their bodies were found near a mountain path at an altitude of 2,298 feet [2,268 m].
