A tragic incident occurred near the summit of Germany’s highest peak when an 18-year-old man was fatally struck by lightning, police reported on Monday.
The young man, a German resident, who was struck by lightning, was part of a trio that had taken the mountain railway up the Zugspitze late Sunday afternoon. From there, they continued to the summit, which required a climb of approximately 80 meters (260 feet) from a popular visitor terrace.
As the group descended from the summit, a storm brought repeated lightning strikes, one of which fatally electrocuted the 18-year-old. The stormy conditions hampered recovery efforts, police said.
The Zugspitze, located in the Alps on Germany’s border with Austria, stands at 2,962 meters (9,718 feet) above sea level.
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Several regions in Germany experienced severe storms on Sunday. In Delmenhorst, located in the north, lightning struck a park where a family of eight had sought shelter under a tree. All family members were injured, with a five-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl sustaining life-threatening injuries and being transported to hospitals.
