Aug 2, 2021 09:17 pm
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) A hiker was fatally struck by lightning in the Northern California mountains as he tried to take cover during a storm, authorities said.
Nicholas Torchia, 37, of Fresno was electrocuted Friday afternoon in a remote area near the John Muir Trail in the Sierra Nevada, the Fresno Bee reported Monday.
“Torchia took cover by leaning against a tree,” Fresno County sheriff’s spokesman Tony Botti said. “A tree which was then struck by a lightning bolt. Torchia fell to the ground. His fellow hikers came to check on him and he told them he didn’t feel well and then became unconscious.”
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