Three climbers die in lightning strike accident

The victims were a married couple, both aged 60, and the wife’s 62-year-old brother.

16 Jun 2025 05:49pm
Three climbers died after being struck by lightning while hiking in Austria’s Tyrol region over the weekend. Photo for illustrative purposes only - Canva
Three climbers died after being struck by lightning while hiking in Austria’s Tyrol region over the weekend. Photo for illustrative purposes only - Canva

VIENNA - Three climbers died after being struck by lightning while hiking in Austria’s Tyrol region over the weekend, German Press Agency (dpa) reported.

The victims were a married couple, both aged 60, and the wife’s 62-year-old brother, police said on Monday.

The three were ascending the 2,600-metre-high Mittagsspitze, in the far west of the country, on Sunday when sudden and severe weather changes forced them to turn back.

Concerned relatives alerted local authorities when the group failed to return to the valley.

An emergency helicopter crew located the three bodies near a marked trail at an elevation of around 2,300 metres. Photo for illustrative purposes only - Canva
An emergency helicopter crew located the three bodies near a marked trail at an elevation of around 2,300 metres. Photo for illustrative purposes only - Canva

An emergency helicopter crew located the three bodies near a marked trail at an elevation of around 2,300 metres. Medical examiners later confirmed that all three died from a lightning strike. - BERNAMA-dpa

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