{"id":67512,"date":"2023-09-19T18:20:32","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T18:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotcelebon.com\/?p=67512"},"modified":"2023-09-19T18:20:32","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T18:20:32","slug":"top-surfer-katherine-diaz-killed-by-lightning-strike-during-ocean-training-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotcelebon.com\/celebrities\/top-surfer-katherine-diaz-killed-by-lightning-strike-during-ocean-training-session\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Surfer Katherine Diaz Killed By Lightning Strike During Ocean Training Session"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Katherine Diaz<\/strong> — one of El Salvador’s top surfers — died on Friday after she was hit in a lightning strike during a training session near her home.<\/p>\n

The 22-year-old rising star — who had been gunning to compete for El Salvador at the Olympics in Tokyo — was surfing at a spot called El Tunco when the lightning storm hit.<\/p>\n

Katherine’s uncle Beto Diaz told a local media outlet his niece had gone to hug a friend she spotted at the surf spot when lightening struck.<\/p>\n

“She, the friend, was thrown by the force of the lightening strike too, the board threw me back. Katherine died instantly.”<\/p>\n

Emergency personnel reportedly raced to the scene and scrambled to revive Diaz … but it was too late.<\/p>\n

Diaz was a rising star in the sport and beloved by the surf community in El Salvador.<\/p>\n

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She was expected to compete in the ISA World Surf Games in May — the event is a qualifier for Olympics in Tokyo.<\/p>\n

The International Surfing Association issued a statement<\/strong> on her death … saying, “It is with a heavy heart that the ISA has learned about the passing of El Salvador\u2019s Katherine Diaz.”<\/p>\n

“Katherine embodied the joy and energy that make surfing so special and dear to us all, as a global ambassador of the sport. She excelled at the international competition level, representing her country with pride at both the ISA World Surfing Games and ISA World Junior Surfing Championship.”<\/p>\n

“We send our heartfelt condolences to Katherine\u2019s family, the surfers of El Salvador, and to all those in the international surfing community whose lives she touched.”<\/p>\n

“We will never forget you.”<\/p>\n

RIP.<\/p>\n

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