A 22-year-old Olympic surfing hopeful died after being struck by lightning on Friday while training for an Olympic qualifying event.
Katherine Díaz caught a flight back to El Salvador from Mexico and went to train with her uncle at El Tunco beach, about 10 miles south of the capital San Salvador, when the incident occurred.
"Katherine came over to hug her [friend], as soon as she finished hugging her, the roar was heard," Beto Díaz, her uncle, told Salvadorian outlet Cancha. "She, the friend, was thrown by the force of the lightning too, the board threw me back.